Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Membrane technologies for hydrogen and carbon monoxide recovery from residual gas streams

CATEGORY: MEMBRANES
THESIS
Membrane technologies for hydrogen and carbon monoxide recovery from residual gas streams
Oana Cristina David (2012)
onucad@yahoo.com
Universidad De Cantabria, Escuela Té De Telecomunicación, Departamento De Ingeniería Química Y Química Inorgánica
Abstract:
This PhD thesis work focuses on the separation and recovery of valuable gases from industrial residual gas streams by means of membrane technology.  A case of study is defined as the tail gas generated in the manufacturing of carbon black. It is envisaged that membrane technology will allow to obtain H2 enriched permeate stream when polymeric membranes are used and CO can be obtained as permeate gas stream when facilitated transport - supported liquid membranes are used.
Chapter I of this thesis gives a brief introduction over different gas separation methods and shows the industrial sources and importance of H2 and CO. Chapter II and III of this thesis deal with the study of polymeric membrane based separation of hydrogen from mixed gas streams composed of H2, CO, N2 and CO2 at different operation conditions, using dense and hollow fiber membranes prepared with a commercial glassy polymer, Matrimid. In chapter IV a comprehensive look at the reaction mechanism and the equilibrium parameters obtained from the experimental characterization of the physical and chemical solubility of carbon monoxide 1-Hexyl-3-methylimidazolium chlorocuprate ionic liquid is presented. Finally, in Chapter V overall conclusions of the entire work are made. Also prospects for further research are included. [-]
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