US4978430A
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Method for dehydration and concentration of aqueous solution containing organic compound
Assignee: Ube Corp
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Filing: 1989-07-24
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Granted: 1990-12-18
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Expires: 2009-07-24
Abstract
Abstract An improved method for dehydration and concentration of an aqueous solution containing an organic compound is disclosed. The solution is evaporated to produce a gaseous mixture comprising an organic compound vapor and a water vapor. The water vapor is selectively removed from the gaseous mixture by permeation through an aromatic polyimide gas separation membrane while the gaseous mixture being kept in contact with a surface on one side of the gas separation membrane at a temperature of 70 DEG C. or higher to obtain a gaseous mixture comprising the organic compound vapor and a reduced amount of a water vapor.
Inventors
- 👤 Kanji Nakagawa
- 👤 Yoshio Asakura
- 👤 Shigeru Yamamoto
- 👤 Kohei Ninomiya
- 👤 Masayuki Kinouchi
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-06 17:51
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C209/00; C07C209/82; C07C209/86; B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/22; B01D53/228; B01D53/26; B01D53/268; B01D71/00; B01D71/06; B01D71/58; B01D71/62; B01D71/64; C07B; C07B63/00; C07C213/00; C07C213/10; C07C29/00; C07C29/74; C07C29/76; C07C45/00; C07C45/78; C07C45/786; C07C51/00; C07C51/42; C07C2601/00; C07C2601/12; C07C2601/14; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S159/00; Y10S159/27; Y10S203/00; Y10S203/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A method for dehydration and concentration of an aqueous solution containing an organic compound which is in the form of a liquid at 25° C. and has a boiling point of not higher than 200° C., comprising the steps of: evaporating the aqueous solution to produce a gaseous mixture comprising vapor of the organic compound and vapor of water; selectively separating the water vapor from the gaseous mixture by bringing the gaseous mixture into contact with a first side of an aromatic polyimide gas separation membrane at a temperature of 70° C. or higher to cause selective permeation of water vapor through the membrane to a second side whereby the water vapor passes selectively into the second side of the membrane, while the gaseous mixture from which water content is reduced is left on the first side where the gaseous mixture was introduced; and recovering the gaseous mixture from which water vapor content is reduced from the first side of the membrane.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
162 words
A method for dehydration and concentration of an aqueous solution containing an organic compound which is in the form of a liquid at 25° C. and has a boiling point of not higher than 200° C., comprising the steps of: evaporating the aqueous solution to produce a gaseous mixture comprising vapor of the organic compound and vapor of water; selectively separating the water vapor from the gaseous mixture by bringing the gaseous mixture into contact with a first side of an aromatic polyimide gas separation membrane at a temperature of 70° C. or higher to cause selective permeation of water vapor through the membrane to a second side whereby the water vapor passes selectively into the second side of the membrane, while the gaseous mixture from which water content is reduced is left on the first side where the gaseous mixture was introduced; and recovering the gaseous mixture from which water vapor content is reduced from the first side of the membrane.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the permeation of the water vapor is performed by reducing pressure on another side of the gas separation membrane.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the permeation of the water vapor is performed by causing a carrier gas flowing on a surface on another side of the gas separation membrane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the organic compound is ethanol or isopropanol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aromatic polyimide comprises an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid skeleton and an aromatic diamine skeleton.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aromatic polyimide contains an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid skeleton derived from at least one biphenyltetracarboxlic anhydride selected from the group consisting of 3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride and 2,3,3',4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aromatic polyimide contains an aromatic diamine skeleton derived from a diamine selected from the group consisting of 3,4'-diaminodiphenyl ether, 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl ether and diaminodiphenylmethane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the gas separation membrane has a thickness of from 10 μm to 200 μm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the gas separation membrane is an integrated membrane in the form of a hollow fiber.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution contains the organic compound in an amount of not less than 50 weight %.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution contains the organic compound in an amount of not less than 90 weight %.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the organic compound is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic alcohols, alicyclic alcohols, aromatic alcohols organic carboxylic acids, esters, ketones and cyclic ethers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the organic compound has a boiling point of not higher than 150° C.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the aqueous solution contains the organic compound in an amount not less than 50 weight %.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the organic compound is methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, sec-butanol, tert-butanol, ethylene glycol, cyclohexanol, benzyl alcohol, formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, butyl acetate, ethyl acetate, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, dibutyl amine or aniline.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 15, wherein the aqueous solution contains the organic compound in an amount not less than 50 weight %.
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