Porous polyethersulfone hollow fiber membrane in CO2 separation process via membrane contactor - the effect of nonsolvent additives

• Main Authors: Bakeri, Gholamreza, Rezaei-Dashtarzhandi, Masoud, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Matsuura, Takeshi, Abdullah, Mohd. Sohaimi, Ng, Be Cheer
• Format: Article
• Published: Korean Institute Chemical Engineers 2017
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/66184/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11814-016-0258-4
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

A membrane contactor (MC) is used for natural gas sweetening and wastewater treatment with a membrane that is acting as a separating barrier between two phases, usually liquid and gas. The performance of membrane is governed by parameters such as pore size, porosity, tortuosity and surface hydrophob...