The mass transfer of thiophene through pervaporation(PV) membranes could be facilitated by certain transitional metal ions like Ag+, Mn2+, and Cr3+ thanks to their p complexation with thiophene. In this study, Ag+, ...The mass transfer of thiophene through pervaporation(PV) membranes could be facilitated by certain transitional metal ions like Ag+, Mn2+, and Cr3+ thanks to their p complexation with thiophene. In this study, Ag+, Mn2+, and Cr3+ ions were loaded onto the polyether block amide(PEBAX)/PAN composite membranes and were tested on the performance for separation of thiophene/n-heptane mixture. Pervaporation test results showed that the pervaporative separation index increased significantly to 73.1%, 75.5%, and 97.2% at 30 oC for the Ag+-, Mn2+-, Cr3+-loaded PEBAX membranes, respectively,as compared to the pristine PEBAX/PAN composite membrane.展开更多
基金The financial support from the Dean Project of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology (2013Z009)the Guangxi Natural Science Fund (2014jjAA20079)the Guangdong Province of Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau (2018ZZ01) is greatly appreciated
文摘The mass transfer of thiophene through pervaporation(PV) membranes could be facilitated by certain transitional metal ions like Ag+, Mn2+, and Cr3+ thanks to their p complexation with thiophene. In this study, Ag+, Mn2+, and Cr3+ ions were loaded onto the polyether block amide(PEBAX)/PAN composite membranes and were tested on the performance for separation of thiophene/n-heptane mixture. Pervaporation test results showed that the pervaporative separation index increased significantly to 73.1%, 75.5%, and 97.2% at 30 oC for the Ag+-, Mn2+-, Cr3+-loaded PEBAX membranes, respectively,as compared to the pristine PEBAX/PAN composite membrane.