Application of Modified Correction-Factor Analysis to Solvent Extraction in Rectangular Membrane Modules with External Recycle

Ho-Ming Yeh; Ching-Chun Hsun

doi:10.6180/jase.2011.14.2.08

Application of Modified Correction-Factor Analysis to Solvent Extraction in Rectangular Membrane Modules with External Recycle

Ho-Ming Yeh This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.¹ and Ching-Chun Hsu¹

¹Energy and Opto-Electronic Materials Research Center, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan 251, R.O.C.

Received: June 4, 2010
Accepted: December 9, 2010
Publication Date: June 1, 2011

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ABSTRACT

The expressions of mass transfer rate for membrane extraction through a rectangular module with external recycle have been derived under cocurrent-flow, countercurrent-flow and cross-flow operations based on the modified correction-factor analysis coupled with the mass balances. These expressions are explicit and the results can be readily calculated without using try-and-error method, which should be employed in the classical correction-factor analysis for designing heat and mass exchangers. For cross-flow operation, the correction factors are function of flow rate, mass-transfer area, distribution coefficient and overall mass-transfer coefficient, and some values of them are given graphically. Considerable improvement in mass transfer rate is achievable if the devices are operated with recycle, leading to increase the mass transfer coefficient.

Keywords: Membrane Extraction, Rectangular Module, Modified Correction Factor, Internal Recycle

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