Mass transfer in membrane contactors for separating levulinic acid, formic acid, and furfural from biomass hydrolysate with physical organic solvents
Levulinic acid (LA), formic acid (FA), and furfural were separated from an aqueous solution using membrane contactors with organic solvents. The aqueous mixture, simulating LA production's biomass hydrolysate from, contained 7 % LA, 3 % FA, and 4 % FF by weight. The mass transfer coefficient...
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| description | Levulinic acid (LA), formic acid (FA), and furfural were separated from an aqueous solution using membrane contactors with organic solvents. The aqueous mixture, simulating LA production's biomass hydrolysate from, contained 7 % LA, 3 % FA, and 4 % FF by weight. The mass transfer coefficients of solutes followed the order: methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) > toluene > 2-propanol > 1-octanol, while solute extraction followed FF > FA > LA. FF extraction was more dominated by the resistance of aqueous phase compared to other solutes. The membrane mass transfer resistances could not be neglected and affected the overall mass transfer performance. Using the membrane contactor could improve the FF selectivity compared to an equilibrium extraction technique. The FA selectivity over LA was investigated and a reactive organic solvent such as Aliquat336 in MIBK as well as replacing the organic phase with another aqueous phase enhanced the FA selectivity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c0b7e611441b4442bdf5fa1d19cbdfd32025-08-20T03:47:33ZengKeAi Communications Co. Ltd.Advanced Membranes2772-82342025-01-01510015110.1016/j.advmem.2025.100151Mass transfer in membrane contactors for separating levulinic acid, formic acid, and furfural from biomass hydrolysate with physical organic solventsChatcha Saengsen0Laksamee Jeanmard1Litavadee Chuaboon2Wichitpan Rongwong3Biomass and Oil Palm Center of Excellence, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160, Kingdom of Thailand; School of Engineering and Technology, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160, Kingdom of ThailandBiomass and Oil Palm Center of Excellence, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160, Kingdom of Thailand; School of Engineering and Technology, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160, Kingdom of ThailandBiomass and Oil Palm Center of Excellence, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160, Kingdom of Thailand; School of Pharmacy, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160, Kingdom of ThailandBiomass and Oil Palm Center of Excellence, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160, Kingdom of Thailand; School of Engineering and Technology, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160, Kingdom of Thailand; Corresponding author. Biomass and Oil Palm Center of Excellence, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160, Kingdom of Thailand.Levulinic acid (LA), formic acid (FA), and furfural were separated from an aqueous solution using membrane contactors with organic solvents. The aqueous mixture, simulating LA production's biomass hydrolysate from, contained 7 % LA, 3 % FA, and 4 % FF by weight. The mass transfer coefficients of solutes followed the order: methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) > toluene > 2-propanol > 1-octanol, while solute extraction followed FF > FA > LA. FF extraction was more dominated by the resistance of aqueous phase compared to other solutes. The membrane mass transfer resistances could not be neglected and affected the overall mass transfer performance. Using the membrane contactor could improve the FF selectivity compared to an equilibrium extraction technique. The FA selectivity over LA was investigated and a reactive organic solvent such as Aliquat336 in MIBK as well as replacing the organic phase with another aqueous phase enhanced the FA selectivity.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772823425000259Biomass hydrolysateLevulinic acidMass transferMembrane contactors |
| spellingShingle | Chatcha Saengsen Laksamee Jeanmard Litavadee Chuaboon Wichitpan Rongwong Mass transfer in membrane contactors for separating levulinic acid, formic acid, and furfural from biomass hydrolysate with physical organic solvents Advanced Membranes Biomass hydrolysate Levulinic acid Mass transfer Membrane contactors |
| title | Mass transfer in membrane contactors for separating levulinic acid, formic acid, and furfural from biomass hydrolysate with physical organic solvents |
| title_full | Mass transfer in membrane contactors for separating levulinic acid, formic acid, and furfural from biomass hydrolysate with physical organic solvents |
| title_fullStr | Mass transfer in membrane contactors for separating levulinic acid, formic acid, and furfural from biomass hydrolysate with physical organic solvents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mass transfer in membrane contactors for separating levulinic acid, formic acid, and furfural from biomass hydrolysate with physical organic solvents |
| title_short | Mass transfer in membrane contactors for separating levulinic acid, formic acid, and furfural from biomass hydrolysate with physical organic solvents |
| title_sort | mass transfer in membrane contactors for separating levulinic acid formic acid and furfural from biomass hydrolysate with physical organic solvents |
| topic | Biomass hydrolysate Levulinic acid Mass transfer Membrane contactors |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772823425000259 |
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