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Reduction of energy demand by use of air sparging during ultrafiltration of alkali-extracted wheat bran hemicelluloses

Thuvander, Johan LU ; Arkell, Anders LU and Jönsson, Ann-Sofi LU (2018) In Chemical Engineering Research and Design 138. p.43-50
Abstract
The flux during membrane filtration can be enhanced by the use of a two-phase gas–liquid flow. This has been shown to be an energy-efficient alternative to increasing the cross-flow velocity. In this work, air sparging was used to increase the flux during ultrafiltration of alkali-extracted wheat bran hemicelluloses. Batch filtration was performed in a pilot unit with a ceramic ultrafiltration membrane with a nominal cut-off of 10 kDa. Parametric studies with and without air sparging were performed at temperatures of 30 °C, 50 °C and 80 °C and cross-flow velocities of 1, 3, 5 and 7 m/s. The limiting flux was not affected by air sparging at 30 °C, while a slight increase was observed at 50 °C and a considerable increase was obtained at 80... (More)
The flux during membrane filtration can be enhanced by the use of a two-phase gas–liquid flow. This has been shown to be an energy-efficient alternative to increasing the cross-flow velocity. In this work, air sparging was used to increase the flux during ultrafiltration of alkali-extracted wheat bran hemicelluloses. Batch filtration was performed in a pilot unit with a ceramic ultrafiltration membrane with a nominal cut-off of 10 kDa. Parametric studies with and without air sparging were performed at temperatures of 30 °C, 50 °C and 80 °C and cross-flow velocities of 1, 3, 5 and 7 m/s. The limiting flux was not affected by air sparging at 30 °C, while a slight increase was observed at 50 °C and a considerable increase was obtained at 80 °C. Air sparging reduced the energy demand per m3 permeate produced during dead-end batch ultrafiltration at 80 °C and 1 m/s from 0.96 kWh/m3 to 0.51 kWh/m3. (Less)
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Two-phase gas–liquid flow, Ultrafiltration, Hemicelluloses, Wheat bran, Flux enhancement
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Chemical Engineering Research and Design
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138
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43 - 50
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Institution of Chemical Engineers
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0263-8762
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10.1016/j.cherd.2018.08.001
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  author       = {{Thuvander, Johan and Arkell, Anders and Jönsson, Ann-Sofi}},
  issn         = {{0263-8762}},
  keywords     = {{Two-phase gas–liquid flow; Ultrafiltration; Hemicelluloses; Wheat bran; Flux enhancement}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{08}},
  pages        = {{43--50}},
  publisher    = {{Institution of Chemical Engineers}},
  series       = {{Chemical Engineering Research and Design}},
  title        = {{Reduction of energy demand by use of air sparging during ultrafiltration of alkali-extracted wheat bran hemicelluloses}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2018.08.001}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.cherd.2018.08.001}},
  volume       = {{138}},
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