Bhoumick Mitun Chandra, Paul Sumona, Roy Sagar, Harvey Benjamin G, Mitra Somenath
Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USA.
Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, Research Department, Chemistry Division, China Lake, CA 93555, USA.
Membranes (Basel). 2024 Feb 10;14(2):49. doi: 10.3390/membranes14020049.
Isoamyl alcohol is an important biomass fermentation product that can be used as a gasoline surrogate, jet fuel precursor, and platform molecule for the synthesis of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals. This study reports on the use of graphene oxide immobilized membra (GOIMs) for the recovery of isoamyl alcohol from an aqueous matrix. The separation was performed using air-sparged membrane distillation (ASMD). In contrast to a conventional PTFE membrane, which exhibited minimal separation, preferential adsorption on graphene oxide within GOIMs resulted in highly selective isoamyl alcohol separation. The separation factor reached 6.7, along with a flux as high as 1.12 kg/m h. Notably, the overall mass transfer coefficients indicated improvements with a GOIM. Optimization via response surfaces showed curvature effects for the separation factor due to the interaction effects. An empirical model was generated based on regression equations to predict the flux and separation factor. This study demonstrates the potential of GOIMs and ASMD for the efficient recovery of higher alcohols from aqueous solutions, highlighting the practical applications of these techniques for the production of biofuels and bioproducts.
异戊醇是一种重要的生物质发酵产物,可用作汽油替代品、喷气燃料前驱体以及用于合成精细化学品和药品的平台分子。本研究报道了使用氧化石墨烯固定化膜(GOIMs)从水相中回收异戊醇。分离过程采用鼓气式膜蒸馏(ASMD)进行。与表现出极少分离效果的传统聚四氟乙烯膜相比,GOIMs中氧化石墨烯上的优先吸附导致了对异戊醇的高度选择性分离。分离因子达到6.7,通量高达1.12 kg/m²·h。值得注意的是,整体传质系数显示使用GOIMs有所改善。通过响应面进行的优化表明,由于相互作用效应,分离因子存在曲率效应。基于回归方程生成了一个经验模型来预测通量和分离因子。本研究证明了GOIMs和ASMD在从水溶液中高效回收高级醇方面的潜力,突出了这些技术在生物燃料和生物产品生产中的实际应用。