• Title/Summary/Keyword: Membrane permeability

Search Result 930, Processing Time 0.029 seconds

Research on the Methane Recovery from Landfill Gas by Applying Nitrogen Gas Separator Membrane (질소 분리용 막을 이용한 매립가스내 메탄 회수 연구)

  • Chun, Seung-Kyu
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
    • /
    • v.35 no.8
    • /
    • pp.586-591
    • /
    • 2013
  • This experiment was performed to enhance $CH_4$ purity of landfill gas by applying gas separator membrane for purified nitrogen gas production. 1:6 area ratios of $1^{st}$ to $2^{nd}$ membrane module was suitable for $CH_4$ recovery. After separation membrane system was installed, 249 tries were performed. Average permeability for $CH_4$ was 28.4% and for $CO_2$ was 94.3%. This can explain nitrogen gas separator membrane can be applied to collect $CH_4$ from LFG. However, nitrogen permeability only reached up to 16.5%. Therefore, the final purified landfill gas concentration was rounded up to 69.7% for $CH_4$, 4.3% for $CO_2$ and 26.0% for $N_2$. For the high degree of $CH_4$ purity, $N_2$ should be kept at least under 2.0% by controlling air inflow to landfill.

Preparation and Permeation of La2Ce2O7 Membrane

  • Park, Jihye;Jung, Miewon
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
    • /
    • v.52 no.4
    • /
    • pp.269-272
    • /
    • 2015
  • $La_2Ce_2O_7$ and $CeO_2$ membranes were fabricated from the corresponding powders derived from sol-gel process with polyvinyl alcohol binder. These powders and membranes were characterized by XRD, BET, and FE-SEM analysis. Hydrogen and CO gas permeation experiments were performed using Sievert's type equipment. Both fluxes on these membranes were found to decrease with increase of the temperature. This phenomenon was followed by the surface and Knudsen diffusion mechanism. The hydrogen permeability of the $La_2Ce_2O_7$ membrane was found to be $7.27{\times}10^{-5}mol/m^2sPa$, with perm-selectivity of 7.24 at 303 K.

Water Swelling and Methanol Transport Behaviour of $PVdF/SPEEK/TiO_2$ Hybrid Membrane (PVdF/SPEEK/TiO2 하이브리드 막의 수분함량과 메탄올 전이현상)

  • Yu Seon Gyeong;Kim Han Ju;Park Su Gil;Kim Yeong Jae
    • 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
    • /
    • 2005.07a
    • /
    • pp.233-240
    • /
    • 2005
  • A series of inorganic-organic hybrid membranes were prepared with a systematic variation of titanium dioxidenanoparticles content. Their water uptake, methanol permeability and proton conductivity as a function of inoranic oxide content were investigated. The results obtained show that the inorganic oxide network decreases the proton conductivity and water swelling. It is also found that increase In inorganic oxide content leads to decrease of methanol permeability. In terms of the morphology, membranes are homogeneous and exhibit a good adhesion between inorganic domains and the polymer matrix. The properties of the composite membranes are compared with the standard nafion membrane.

  • PDF

BIOPHARMACEUTIC PROPERTIES OF DRUGS: NEW TOOLS TO FACILITATE DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Amidon, Gordon L.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
    • /
    • 1997.04a
    • /
    • pp.3-5
    • /
    • 1997
  • Properties of a good drug include safety, efficacy, half-life and bioavailability. With the current approach to drug discovery based on receptor-based and cell-based screening methods, compounds are frequently moved into development with poor bioavailability. With low bioavailability, drug administration is typically limited to parenteral routes, thus limiting the potential wide-spread utility of these therapeutic agents. The first and most important factor limiting a drug's bioavailability is the intestinal membrane permeability which in turn determines the maximum fi:action of the dose administered that can be absorbed. We have recently utilized new intubation methods for performing permeability measurements in humans and establishing a fundamental human data base for correlating intestinal jejunal membrane permeabilities with permeabilities determined in other systems, e.g., animals, tissue culture, as well as physical chemical properties.

  • PDF

Fluoroalkylation of the Surface of Hydrophilic Polyurethane Breathable Membrane (플루오르알킬화에 의한 친수성 폴리우레탄 필름 표면의 개질)

  • Hwang, Ji-Hyun;Oh, Kyoung-Suk;Yoon, Nam-Sik
    • Textile Coloration and Finishing
    • /
    • v.25 no.1
    • /
    • pp.30-36
    • /
    • 2013
  • Swelling and subsequent deformation of membranes by water wetting are regarded as a prime drawback of hydrophilic polyurethane breathable film. Fluoroalkylated surface was prepared by reacting the film with hexamethylene diisocyanate(HDI) and 2-perfluorohexyl ethanol. IR spectra and XPS results showed that the fluoroalkyl group was successfully introduced to the film surface with hexamethylene linkage. Water contact angle was increased from $68.7^{\circ}$ up to $144.2^{\circ}$ with the degree of fluoroalkylation. Decrease in water-vapor permeability was minimized even for the film of highest fluoroalkylation.

Liquid uptake and Methanol Transport Behaviour of $PVdF/SPEEK/TiO_2$ Hybrid Membrane for DMFC (DMFC용 $PVdF/SPEEK/TiO_2$ 하이브리드 막의 수분함량과 메탄올 전이현상)

  • You, Sun-Kyung;Kim, Han-Joo;Kim, Young-Jae;Park, Soo-Gil
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
    • /
    • 2005.11a
    • /
    • pp.194-196
    • /
    • 2005
  • A series of inorganic-organic hybrid membranes were prepared with a systematic variation of titanium dioxidenanoparticles content. Their liquid uptake, methanol permeability and proton conductivity as a function of inoranic oxide content were investigated. The results obtained show that the inorganic oxide network decreases the proton conductivity and liquid uptake. It is also found that increase in inorganic oxide content leads to decrease of methanol permeability. In terms of the morphology, membranes are homogeneous and exhibit a good adhesion between inorganic domains and the polymer matrix. The properties of the composite membranes are compared with the standard nafion membrane.

  • PDF

Application Properties of Ultra Light Weight Silica Aerogel to Polyurethane Membrane (극초경량 실리카 에어로겔의 폴리우레탄 멤브레인 적용 특성)

  • Min, Munhong;Jeong, Cheonhee;Yoon, Seokhan;Yang, Junghan;Kim, Taekyeong
    • Textile Coloration and Finishing
    • /
    • v.25 no.4
    • /
    • pp.279-286
    • /
    • 2013
  • Application properties of ultra light weight silica aerogel toward polyurethane membranes were investigated. From the results of pre-milling process of the silica aerogel, the solvent for dispersion of the aerogel was determined for methyl ethyl ketone and its content in the solvent was determined by 30%. Using this aerogel dispersion, the polyurethane membranes were prepared according to the mixing amount of silica aerogel and various properties of the membranes were investigated. As results, the optimum mixing amount of silica aerogel inside polyurethane membranes was decided at 11%, because the improvement of light weight property, air permeability, and moisture vapor permeability were improved upto 11% of silica aerogel content, maintaining the water penetration resistance almost unchanged.

A Study on the Manufacturing of Porous Membrane for Separation of Gas Mixture by Al Anodizing Method (Al장극산화법에 의한 반휴분이용 다공성 격영의 제조에 관한 연구)

  • 윤은열;라경용
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
    • /
    • v.15 no.2
    • /
    • pp.69-76
    • /
    • 1982
  • With a view to manufacturing membranes for separation of gas mixtures, Al foils were anodized in a 2% oxalic-acid electrolyte at 40V and 80V. When anodizing was completed and Barrier layer existed at the extreme back site of the foil, the anodized foil was made to react with only electrolyte, with switching off the electric power. When the size and density of pores were changed through voltage change, the membr-anes did not show large difference in the permeability. Reacting with electrolyte, the existing Barrier layer turns into porous layer. During this process, several small pores grow from one relatively large pore, getting to the back site. The number and size of the small pores getting to the back surface increase as time passing. This change of Barrier layer into porous layer is thought to be directly related to the permeability change of the membranes. The selectivity of an anodized Al membrane was not related to the voltage change, and was high, being similar to the theoretical selctivity of metallic membranes, according to my observation.

  • PDF

Water and oxygen permeation through transparent ethylene vinyl alcohol/(graphene oxide) membranes

  • Kim, Hye Min;Lee, Heon Sang
    • Carbon letters
    • /
    • v.15 no.1
    • /
    • pp.50-56
    • /
    • 2014
  • We prepared ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH)/graphene oxide (GO) membranes by solution casting method. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that GOs were fully exfoliated in the EVOH/GO membrane. The glass transition temperatures of EVOH were increased by adding GOs into EVOH. The melting temperatures of EVOH/GO composites were decreased by adding GOs into EVOH, indicating that GOs may inhibit the crystallization of EVOH during non-isothermal crystallization. However, the equilibrium melting temperatures of EVOH were not changed by adding GOs into EVOH. The oxygen permeability of the EVOH/GO (0.3 wt%) film was reduced to 63% of that of pure EVOH film, with 84% light transmittance at 550 nm. The EVOH/GO membranes exhibited 100 times better (water vapor)/(oxygen) selectivity performance than pure EVOH membrane.

Effect of Ionic Stress on the Stability of Bacterial Spores (세균 포자의 안정성에 미치는 이온 강도의 영향)

  • Rhee, Chong-Ouk
    • Applied Biological Chemistry
    • /
    • v.19 no.2
    • /
    • pp.75-81
    • /
    • 1976
  • High ionic strength is expected to enhance dissociation of Ca-DPA from spores and to contribute to a detrimental effect on spore stability or on spore heat resistance with a combined treatment of gamma-radiation. From this study, this hypothesis has become apparent as as follows; 1) Ca-DPA dissociation contributes to loss of stability of bacterial spores with respect to heat resistance, survival during storage, and 2) the cytoplasmic membrane plays a role in maintaining the stability of DPA-Ca-spore complex, apparently by serving as a permeability barrier.

  • PDF