摘要:
A charged first molecular species is separated from a second molecular species by selectively passing one of the species through a separation membrane under the influence of an electrical potential. The separated species is maintained within a dialysate stream by retention membrane (or an electrode surface) adjacent the separation membrane. In a first embodiment, the charged species migrates across the separation membrane under the influence of the electric field, while a neutral or oppositely-charged species is maintained within the aqueous media. In the second embodiment, the charged species is maintained with the load channel, while a neutral species is passed into the dialysate chamber under the influence of a differential pressure.
摘要:
A multivalent metal hydroxide is separated as a solid from an alkali hydroxide or from another multivalent metal hydroxide in an electrodialytic cell. The separation process is regulated by varying the pH or concentration of alkali hydroxide in a feed compartment electrolyte by matching the rate alkali cations are fed and removed from the electrolyte. As a result, one multivalent metal cation separates as a solid in the feed electrolyte or one multivalent cation separates as a solid and one multivalent cation is ionically mobile and electrotransportable from the electrolyte. This electrodialytic method can be used to continuously regenerate sodium hydroxide etchants containing dissolved aluminum, when the dissolved aluminum is removed from the etchant as a solid and the sodium hydroxide is returned as a solution for etching.
摘要:
Multivalent metal cations in aqueous solution are electrotransported efficiently and with high capacity through cation permeable membranes into an aqueous solution containing a sulfonate ion which makes possible a simple electrodialytic process for conversion of all salts of multivalent metal cations into the respective acids or halogens of the anions of the salts and into water soluble salts or water insoluble salts or ionically immobile compounds of the multivalent metal cations. The use of a sulfonate ion the acid of which in a one normal solution would have a pH no greater than three (3) prevents fouling of the membrane and makes electrodialytic conversion of especially salts of barium, strontium, calcium and lead simple, efficient and with high capacity without the formation of undesirable products of electrolysis at the cell anode or cathode.
摘要:
A preferred electrochemical process for producing an alcohol or carboxylic acid from a corresponding metal salt while also recovering metal cation residues is described. The preferred process does not require a three-compartment desalination cell but rather can be performed in a standard two-compartment cell divided by a cation-permeable membrane. The process comprises the step of electrolyzing an aqueous medium containing the metal salt in the anolyte of the cell to thereby yield alcohol or carboxylic acid in the anolyte and pass the metal cation into the catholyte. In one particularly preferred mode, the process provides a highly effective recovery of valuable materials from byproduct streams of base-catalyzed syntheses of polyols such as such as trimethylolpropane or pentaerythritol from aldehydes, and in another provides an efficient recovery of phenol.
摘要:
A process for dealkalization or acidification of aqueous salt solutions or for the splitting of the salt of such solutions employs a water splitting system of bipolar membranes (3) in conjunction with ion selective membranes (2); a two-compartment cell employs cation permselective membranes (2) to define acid and base compartments with the bipolar membranes (3), and a three compartment cell employs anion permselective and cation permselective membranes to define with the bipolar membrane salt, acid and base compartments; the process has particular applicability to the dealkalization of a monosodium peroxide solution containing sodium hydroxide produced in a hydrogen peroxide generator.
摘要:
Bipolar membranes which exhibit high permselectivity, good mechanical strength, ability to operate at high current density, low potential drop and long-term stability. Essential to the production of bipolar membranes with these properties is the construction of the interface layer, which includes a matrix material containing quaternary and non-quaternary amine groups and having dispersed therein a cation exchange resin. A number of additional important characteristics are disclosed directed to the construction of the anion and cation layers of the bipolar membranes. A preferred method for forming bipolar membranes by casting layers on top of one another is also disclosed.
摘要:
Permselective membranes which comprise a layer comprising polystyrene, at least a portion of which is sulfonated, and between about 10 wt. % and about 35 wt. % monovinyl arene-hydrogenated diene block copolymer, at least a portion of which is sulfonated. The membranes exhibit a resistance of less than about 8 OMEGA-cm2 in 7 wt. % Na2SO4 and an ion exchange capacity of between about 1.0 meq/g and about 1.6 meq/g. Monopolar and bipolar membranes comprising the layer are disclosed. A preferred process for forming the membranes comprises the steps of sulfonating polystyrene and monovinyl arene-hydrogenated diene block copolymer, forming a mixture of the materials in a solvent, forming a layer of the mixture and drying the layer to form at least a portion of the membrane.
摘要:
Process and modular system for producing formic acid from carbon dioxide. The process comprises (a) a carbon capture step wherein a source of carbon dioxide is contacted with an alkaline solution to obtain a solution comprising carbonate and/or bicarbonate; optionally (b) subjecting said solution to alkaline water electrolysis; (c) subjecting the solution comprising carbonate and/or bicarbonate to a hydrogenation step to obtain a solution comprising formate; and (d) subjecting the solution comprising formate obtained in step (c) to bipolar membrane electrodialysis and recycling the recovered alkaline solution obtained in step (d) back to step (a). The concentrated formic acid solution obtained from step (d) may be subjected to a hydrogenation step to obtain a concentrated formaldehyde solution.