A Novel Time Lag Method to Measure the Permeation of Vapor-Gas Mixtures

Authors

  • Jiahui Chen School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459
  • Leslie S. Loo School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459
  • Kean Wang Department of Chemical Engineering, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-6037.2012.01.02.3

Keywords:

Time lag, permeation, separation, mass transport

Abstract

A novel time lag method was proposed to study the permeation of gas mixtures or vapor-gas mixtures. This technology, which is based on the difference in the boiling points of the components, can simultaneously measure the mass transport properties of each component. The permeation of a binary mixture of H2O(v)/CO2 was measured on a composite polymer membrane to demonstrate the feasibility of the technology. The method is low-cost and convenient for the future study of the permeation/separation of such gas mixtures as natural gas, flue gas, etc.

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2012-12-31

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Chen, J., Loo, L. S., & Wang, K. (2012). A Novel Time Lag Method to Measure the Permeation of Vapor-Gas Mixtures . Journal of Membrane and Separation Technology, 1(2), 94–99. https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-6037.2012.01.02.3

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