Phenol recovery with tributyl phosphate in a hollow fiber membrane contactor: Experimental and model analysis

SF Shen; KH Smith; S Cook; SE Kentish; JM Perera; T Bowser; GW Stevens

Journal article

Phenol recovery with tributyl phosphate in a hollow fiber membrane contactor: Experimental and model analysis

SF Shen, KH Smith, S Cook, SE Kentish, JM Perera, T Bowser, GW Stevens

Separation and Purification Technology | Published : 2009

DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2009.06.024

Abstract

The extraction and stripping of phenol using a solution of tributyl phosphate in kerosene in a hydrophobic polypropylene hollow fiber membrane contactor has been studied. The effect of the aqueous and the organic phase flow rates on the overall mass transfer coefficient for both extraction and stripping steps was investigated. Experimental values of the overall mass transfer coefficient were determined and compared with predicted values from the resistance in series model. Results showed that the overall mass transfer coefficients for extraction were about one order of magnitude greater than those measured during the stripping process. The experimental values were in good agreement with the ..

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Kathryn Smith Author

Sandra Kentish Author

Geoff Stevens Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the Australian Research Council (ARC), GlaxoSmithlKline Australia Ltd. (GSK) and the Particulate Fluids Processing Centre, a Special Research Centre of the Australian Research Council, for financial support.