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ABSTRACT:The separation of a phenol-water mixture using a polyurethane membrane by a pervaporation method was investigated. Polyurethane was selected as a membrane material because its affinity for phenol was considered to be high. Polyurethane was prepared by the polyaddition of 1,6-diisocyanatohexane and polytetramethyleneglycol. The polyurethane layer was sandwiched with a porous polypropylene membrane (Celgard 2500). Pervaporation measurement was carried out under vacuum on the permeate side, and the permeate vapor was collected with a liquid nitrogen trap. The phenol concentration in the permeate solution increased from 0 to 65 wt % with increasing feed concentration of phenol from 0 to 7 wt %. The total flux also increased up to 930 g m 02 h 01 with increasing phenol partial flux. In the sorption measurement at 60ЊC, the concentration of phenol in the membrane was 68 wt %, which was higher than that of the permeate solution. Therefore, it was considered that the phenol selectivity was based on high solubility in the polyurethane membranes.

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ABSTRACT:The influence of diisocyanate and diol compounds of polyurethane and crosslinking agent on the separation of phenol aqueous solution by pervaporation was investigated. Polyurethanes were prepared by polyaddition of diisocyanate and diol compounds and trimethylolpropane (TMP) using dibutyltindilaulate as a catalyst. The polyurethane membrane was prepared by a casting method and was sandwiched with a porous polypropylene membrane (Celgard 2500). Pervaporation measurement was carried out under vacuum on the permeate side, and the permeant was collected with a liquid nitrogen trap. Little influence of diisocyanate compounds on the phenol permselectivity through diisocyanate-polytetramethyleneglycol [PTMG(1000)] membranes was observed since the influence on the solubility and the diffusivity was small. The phenol permselectivity was increased with an increase in the molecular weight of PTMG and polycaprolactone diol (PCL) for the 1,6-diisocyanato hexane (HMDI)-PTMG and HMDI-PCL membranes. It was considered that the increase in phenol diffusivity can be attributed to an increase in phenol selectivity. The permeability and selectivity of HMDI-[PTMG(2900)-TMP] membrane was relatively constant below the 2% TMP content.