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Abstract

The separation ability of bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane (BTESE) membranes for hydrogen (H2) purification from hydrogen (H2)/toluene (TOL) gas mixtures after a methylcyclohexane (MCH) dehydrogenation process was investigated via one-stage and two-stage membrane processes. This study revealed that BTESE membranes of varied pore sizes (0.4, 0.5, and 0.7 nm) in a one-stage configuration can manage to achieve a H2 purity ~99.9%. However, the TOL concentrations fell within a wide range, ranging from 280 to 5441 ppm. A primary goal of this research was to lower the TOL concentration in the permeate stream below 200 ppm. Hence, by applying the two-stage membrane, it was demonstrated that the TOL concentration in the permeate stream could be lowered below 200 ppm.

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Title
Hydrogen (H2)/Toluene (TOL) Separation via One and Two Stages of the Bis(triethoxysily)ethane (BTESE) Membranes
Author
Suhaina Mohd Ibrahim 1 ; Yu, Xin 1 ; Miyata, Shigeru 1 ; Mishina, Kengo 1 ; Salak, Feridoun 1 ; Lawal, Sulaiman Oladipo 1 ; Tsuru, Toshinori 2 ; Sawamura, Ken-ichi 1 

 eSep Inc., Keihanna Open Innovation Center@Kyoto (KICK), Annex 320, 7-5-1, Seikadai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-0238, Japan[email protected] (S.O.L.) 
 eSep Inc., Keihanna Open Innovation Center@Kyoto (KICK), Annex 320, 7-5-1, Seikadai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-0238, Japan[email protected] (S.O.L.); Department of Chemical Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima 739-8527, Japan 
First page
165
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20770375
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3098029815
Copyright
© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.