Numerical simulation of reactive extraction of benzoic acid from wastewater via membrane contactors

作者：Ghadiri Mehdi; Shirazian Saeed^*

来源：Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017, 24(12): 11518-11527.

DOI：10.1007/s11356-017-8817-8

• Mechanistic model
• Wastewater treatment
• Separation
• Membranes
• Extraction

Membrane-based non-dispersive solvent extraction is used in many chemical processes due to its significant benefits such as straightforward scale-up and low energy consumption. A mechanistic model was developed to predict recovery of benzoic acid (BA) from wastewater using membrane contactors. Model equations were derived for benzoic acid transport in the membrane module, and solved using FEM. The model findings were compared with experimental results, and an average deviation of 4% was observed between experimental and simulation results. Simulations showed that change in organic phase flowrate and initial concentration of BA does not have considerable effect on the removal efficiency of benzoic acid. In addition, increasing feed flowrate leads to the enhancement of convective mass transfer flux in the tube side of membrane contactor which decreases removal efficiency of benzoic acid.

• 出版日期2017-4