Characterisation of Organic Solvent Nanofiltration membranes in multi-component mixtures: Process design workflow for utilising targeted solvent modifications

• Published in: Chemical engineering science Vol. 115; pp. 115 - 126
• Main Authors: Schmidt, Patrick, Bednarz, Esther Laura, Lutze, Philip, Górak, Andrzej
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2014
• Subjects: Chemical engineering; Conceptual process design; Design workflow; Membrane cascade; Membrane selection; Membranes; Nanofiltration; Optimisation; Rejection; Separation; Solvent selection; Solvents; Workflow; Membrane selection; Conceptual process design; Design workflow; Optimisation; Solvent selection; Membrane cascade

Organic Solvent Nanofiltration (OSN) is a pressure-driven membrane separation process for separating liquid organic solvents. It can potentially be applied in chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. In contrast to well-established design approaches for conventional unit operations suc...