Experimental Validation of a Model for Predicting Ethanol/Water Vapor Permeation in Industrial Membrane Separation

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dc.contributor.advisorFoley, Michael
dc.contributor.authorLopez, Jessica
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-21T15:30:03Z
dc.date.embargolift2019-05-20T15:30:03Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-21
dc.date.submitted2014en
dc.description.abstractRenewable energy is one of the crucial elements for sustainable development. Ethanol makes up about 94% of the biofuels produced in the U.S. The rapidly growing market and the pursuit of net positive energy ethanol production systems puts pressure on the development of optimal production processes. Dehydrating ethanol to fuel grade specifications is a highly energy intensive step. Membrane technology, particularly vapor permeation is designed to improve energy and water efficiency in the dehydration of fuel-grade ethanol. Pilot-scale testing facilities were designed and built to test Whitefox Technologies industrial scale membrane cartridges. Along with operational data collected from larger Whitefox plants, a numerical model was experimentally validated. When incorporating leakage, a phenomena that occurs when feed and retentate by-pass the hollow fibers, the retentate stream concentration and flow were predicted within 1% and ±3% error, respectively. The permeate concentration was predicted to within ±7.6% and the flow rate ±8.1%.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationLopez, J. (2014). Experimental Validation of a Model for Predicting Ethanol/Water Vapor Permeation in Industrial Membrane Separation (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26070en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26070
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/1534
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering
dc.subjectEngineering--Chemical
dc.subject.classificationEthanolen_US
dc.subject.classificationMembraneen_US
dc.titleExperimental Validation of a Model for Predicting Ethanol/Water Vapor Permeation in Industrial Membrane Separation
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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