Abstract
Carbon molecular sieve (CMS) membranes offer advantages over traditional polymeric membrane materials, but scale-up of manufacturing systems has not received much attention. In the recent decade, there has been a dramatic increase in fundamental research on these materials with a variety of applications being studied. The results from a pilot-scale CMS production system are presented. This system was designed based on extensive laboratory research, and hollow fiber membranes produced in this system show similar performance compared to membranes produced using a smaller bench-scale system. After optimizing the system design, a 93% recovery of the precursor fibers for use in membrane module preparation were obtained. © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 53-61 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Chemical Engineering & Technology |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 21 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): KUS-I1-011-21
Acknowledgements: This publication is based in part on work supported by Shell Global Solutions (Houston, TX, USA) and Award No. KUS-I1-011-21 made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The authors would also like to thank Mr. Jeff Andrews and Mr. Brad Parker (School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology) for their expert advice and valuable machining experience during the design and construction of the fiber support rack.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.