Pervaporation performance and characterization of hydrophilic ZSM-5 zeolite membranes for high inorganic acid and inorganic salts

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2024.03.031

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2024, Vol. 73 ›› Issue (9): 27-33.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2024.03.031

Pervaporation performance and characterization of hydrophilic ZSM-5 zeolite membranes for high inorganic acid and inorganic salts

Huanxu Teng¹, Ronghui You¹, Huanyi Li¹, Siqi Shao¹, Qi Zhou¹, Ying Yang¹, Ting Wu¹, Meihua Zhu¹, Xiangshu Chen¹, Hidetoshi Kita²

1. State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Zeolite Membrane Materials, Institute of Advanced Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China;
2. Graduate School of Science and Technology for Innovation, Graduate School Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Ube 755-8611, Japan

Received:2023-12-12 Revised:2024-02-29 Accepted:2024-03-17 Online:2024-05-24 Published:2024-11-21
Contact: Meihua Zhu,E-mail:zhumeihua@jxnu.edu.cn;Xiangshu Chen,E-mail:cxs66cn@jxnu.edu.cn
Supported by:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21868012 and 22368025), Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology (20171BCB24005 and 20202BAB203011).

Pervaporation performance and characterization of hydrophilic ZSM-5 zeolite membranes for high inorganic acid and inorganic salts

Huanxu Teng¹, Ronghui You¹, Huanyi Li¹, Siqi Shao¹, Qi Zhou¹, Ying Yang¹, Ting Wu¹, Meihua Zhu¹, Xiangshu Chen¹, Hidetoshi Kita²

1. State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Zeolite Membrane Materials, Institute of Advanced Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China;
2. Graduate School of Science and Technology for Innovation, Graduate School Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Ube 755-8611, Japan

通讯作者: Meihua Zhu,E-mail:zhumeihua@jxnu.edu.cn;Xiangshu Chen,E-mail:cxs66cn@jxnu.edu.cn
基金资助:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21868012 and 22368025), Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology (20171BCB24005 and 20202BAB203011).

Abstract

Abstract: The hydrophilic ZSM-5 zeolite membranes are applied to separate the inorganic acid solutions and inorganic acid/inorganic salt mixtures by pervaporation, and the membrane presents good stability, dehydration, and desalination performance. Influences of inorganic acid type (H₂SO₄, H₃PO₄, HNO₃, and HCl), H₂SO₄ concentration (1-6 mol·L^-1), test temperature (60-90 ℃) and inorganic acid/inorganic salt type (2 mol·L^-1 H₂SO₄ and sulfate, 2 mol·L^-1 H₃PO₄ and phosphate) on the pervaporation performance are investigated in this work. Either for concentrating 3% (mass) H₂SO₄ solution or consecutive dehydrating 20% (mass) H₂SO₄ solution, the hydrophilic ZSM-5 zeolite membrane has a good dehydration performance and stability. Even though the H₂SO₄ concentration and test temperature are increased to 6 M and 90 ℃, only H₂O molecules could pass through the membrane and pH value of the permeation is kept neutral. Besides, the membrane has good dehydration and desalination performance for H₂SO₄/sulfates and H₃PO₄/phosphate mixtures, and the rejection of natrium salt, molysite, and magnesium is almost 100%.

Key words: Hydrophilic ZSM-5 zeolite membranes, Inorganic acid, Inorganic salt pervaporation, Desalination

摘要： The hydrophilic ZSM-5 zeolite membranes are applied to separate the inorganic acid solutions and inorganic acid/inorganic salt mixtures by pervaporation, and the membrane presents good stability, dehydration, and desalination performance. Influences of inorganic acid type (H₂SO₄, H₃PO₄, HNO₃, and HCl), H₂SO₄ concentration (1-6 mol·L^-1), test temperature (60-90 ℃) and inorganic acid/inorganic salt type (2 mol·L^-1 H₂SO₄ and sulfate, 2 mol·L^-1 H₃PO₄ and phosphate) on the pervaporation performance are investigated in this work. Either for concentrating 3% (mass) H₂SO₄ solution or consecutive dehydrating 20% (mass) H₂SO₄ solution, the hydrophilic ZSM-5 zeolite membrane has a good dehydration performance and stability. Even though the H₂SO₄ concentration and test temperature are increased to 6 M and 90 ℃, only H₂O molecules could pass through the membrane and pH value of the permeation is kept neutral. Besides, the membrane has good dehydration and desalination performance for H₂SO₄/sulfates and H₃PO₄/phosphate mixtures, and the rejection of natrium salt, molysite, and magnesium is almost 100%.

关键词: Hydrophilic ZSM-5 zeolite membranes, Inorganic acid, Inorganic salt pervaporation, Desalination

Huanxu Teng, Ronghui You, Huanyi Li, Siqi Shao, Qi Zhou, Ying Yang, Ting Wu, Meihua Zhu, Xiangshu Chen, Hidetoshi Kita. Pervaporation performance and characterization of hydrophilic ZSM-5 zeolite membranes for high inorganic acid and inorganic salts[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2024, 73(9): 27-33.

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