Mild stir-assisted membrane dispersion for enhancing propionic acid extraction

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2019.01.028

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2019, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (11): 2666-2674.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2019.01.028

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Mild stir-assisted membrane dispersion for enhancing propionic acid extraction

Xiaoyan Zheng^1,2, Dong Feng^1,2,3, Liangrong Yang³, Junfeng Hui^1,2, Jiemiao Yu³, Qiyu Meng³, Huizhou Liu³, Daidi Fan^1,2

1 Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Degradable Biomedical Materials, Shaanxi R & D Center of Biomaterials and Fermentation Engineering, School of Chemical and Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China;
2 College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China;
3 Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences University, Beijing 100190, China

Received:2019-01-03 Revised:2019-01-24 Online:2020-01-19 Published:2019-11-28
Contact: Liangrong Yang, Huizhou Liu, Daidi Fan
Supported by:
Supported by the Chinese High Technology Research and Development Program (2015CB251402, 17-163-12-ZD-001-013-01), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21676215, 21676273, U1507203), China Petroleum Enterprise Cooperation Project (PRIKY17094), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2018M633556), the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, CAS (2016043), and the Shaanxi Provincial Science Foundation (2017SF-201, 2018JQ2052).

Mild stir-assisted membrane dispersion for enhancing propionic acid extraction

Xiaoyan Zheng^1,2, Dong Feng^1,2,3, Liangrong Yang³, Junfeng Hui^1,2, Jiemiao Yu³, Qiyu Meng³, Huizhou Liu³, Daidi Fan^1,2

1 Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Degradable Biomedical Materials, Shaanxi R & D Center of Biomaterials and Fermentation Engineering, School of Chemical and Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China;
2 College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China;
3 Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences University, Beijing 100190, China

通讯作者: Liangrong Yang, Huizhou Liu, Daidi Fan
基金资助:
Supported by the Chinese High Technology Research and Development Program (2015CB251402, 17-163-12-ZD-001-013-01), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21676215, 21676273, U1507203), China Petroleum Enterprise Cooperation Project (PRIKY17094), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2018M633556), the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, CAS (2016043), and the Shaanxi Provincial Science Foundation (2017SF-201, 2018JQ2052).

Abstract

Abstract: Mild stir-assisted membrane dispersion extraction (MDE) method was employed to enhance propionic acid (HA) extraction and compared to the mechanical stirred extraction (MSE) method. Triocylamine (TOA) and tributyl phosphate (TBP) were chosen as model extractant to extract HA. Firstly, droplet size and the size distribution of organic phase were analyzed, and then the effects of phase ratio, extractant and HA concentration on extraction performance were investigated. Comparing the two extraction methods, the results show mild stir-assisted MDE method reduced the mass transfer equilibrium time compared to MSE method. The mass transfer mechanism was explored by analyzing mass transfer resistance. Mild stir-assisted MDE had less total mass transfer resistance than MSE. When the extractant concentration was 40%, the extraction process was controlled by organic phase mass transfer process with HA volume fraction was 1% and controlled by both of reaction process and organic phase mass transfer process when HA concentration increased to 5%. This work may provide a new type of extraction method for the recovery of organic carboxylic acid.

Key words: Membrane dispersion extraction, Propionic acid, Triocylamine, Tributyl phosphate

摘要： Mild stir-assisted membrane dispersion extraction (MDE) method was employed to enhance propionic acid (HA) extraction and compared to the mechanical stirred extraction (MSE) method. Triocylamine (TOA) and tributyl phosphate (TBP) were chosen as model extractant to extract HA. Firstly, droplet size and the size distribution of organic phase were analyzed, and then the effects of phase ratio, extractant and HA concentration on extraction performance were investigated. Comparing the two extraction methods, the results show mild stir-assisted MDE method reduced the mass transfer equilibrium time compared to MSE method. The mass transfer mechanism was explored by analyzing mass transfer resistance. Mild stir-assisted MDE had less total mass transfer resistance than MSE. When the extractant concentration was 40%, the extraction process was controlled by organic phase mass transfer process with HA volume fraction was 1% and controlled by both of reaction process and organic phase mass transfer process when HA concentration increased to 5%. This work may provide a new type of extraction method for the recovery of organic carboxylic acid.

关键词: Membrane dispersion extraction, Propionic acid, Triocylamine, Tributyl phosphate

Xiaoyan Zheng, Dong Feng, Liangrong Yang, Junfeng Hui, Jiemiao Yu, Qiyu Meng, Huizhou Liu, Daidi Fan. Mild stir-assisted membrane dispersion for enhancing propionic acid extraction[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2019, 27(11): 2666-2674.

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