Pervaporation membrane reactor design guidelines for the production of methyl acetate

作者：Milena Lopez Zamora Sandra; Fontalvo Javier; Angel Gomez Garcia Miguel

来源：Desalination and Water Treatment, 2013, 51(10-12): 2387-2393.

DOI：10.1080/19443994.2012.728058

• Pervaporation membrane reactor
• Design methodology
• Design charts
• Methyl acetate

m Design guidelines were applied for the production of methyl acetate in a pervaporation membrane reactor. The limits of operation were determined. The shift in equilibrium is evaluated by a simple model involving simultaneously chemical equilibrium and transport across the membrane. This analysis establishes possibilities and limitations of a pervaporation membrane reactor. The performance of a continuous stirred tank reactor with a pervaporation membrane (PV-CSTR) is analyzed. To achieve conversions higher than 90%, conditions must satisfy D-a > 150 and 0.01 < P-e < 100. Increasing temperature has a negative effect on membrane reactor conversion. The effect of sweep is important at high-permeate pressures. Two design charts were created to illustrate dynamics between permeation rates, reaction rates, and selectivity with conversion. The three powerful tools proposed for the analysis of a pervaporation membrane reactor described the system in a systematic way.

• 出版日期2013-2