Adsorptive separation of liquid water/acetonitrile mixtures

作者：Van Assche T R C^*; Remy T; Desmet G; Baron G V; Denayer J F M

来源：Separation and Purification Technology, 2011, 82: 76-86.

DOI：10.1016/j.seppur.2011.08.027

• Adsorption
• Acetonitrile
• Water
• Breakthrough experiments
• Diffusion

Twenty-nine adsorbents of different adsorbent classes, compromising zeolites, activated carbon, silicagel and metal-organic frameworks (MOF) were tested in batch adsorption experiments with liquid water/acetonitrile mixtures. Their performance in the selective separation of water from acetonitrile (ACN) was evaluated by analyzing these experimental batch isotherm data with a breakthrough model. Water isotherms (296 K) and diffusion coefficients of both water and ACN are presented for promising adsorbents. 4A zeolite was identified as a suitable adsorbent; it allowed successful fixed bed adsorption column separation of liquid water/acetonitrile mixtures with water contents up to 40 wt.%. The breakthrough curves were compared to numerical and analytical models for fixed bed adsorption, using independently determined diffusion and adsorption equilibrium parameters.

• 出版日期2011-10-27