Mass Transfer Studies on Hydrocarbon Permeation Through Liquid Surfactant Membrane

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Authors

  • Department of Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Calcutta 700032 ,IN
  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Judavpur University, Calcutta 700032 ,IN
  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Judavpur University, Calcutta 700032 ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jsst/1994/2223

Keywords:

Liquid Surfactant Membrane, Hydrocarbon, Mass Transfer Coefficient, Intrinsic Permeation Rate.

Abstract

Hydrodynamic characteristics of a liquid membrane permeation system for separation of toluene from a mixture of heptane and toluene were studied. The mass transfer coefficient was well correlated in terms of three dimensionless numbers: Sherwood, Schmidt and Reynolds. By using the correlation equation, a correction factor with respect to intrinsic permeation rate was evaluated from the experimental data under various non-ideal flow conditions.