Abstract: An improved process for the separation of gases by selective membrane diffusion or permeation by means of plural stages of membrane separation without increasing the work required by directing a permeant mixture from a second or later stage of separation to a recycle stage of membrane separation to provide a permeate enriched in the desired gas or gases and blending said permeate with the gaseous feed to said second or later stage of separation.
Abstract: Hollow fiber membranes of copolymers of ethylene with 5 to 20 weight percent of copolymerizable vinyl monomers display much superior permeabilities to organic compounds than do polyethylene hollow fibers, less loss of permeability upon storage or use and good strength. Use of such new hollow fiber membranes affords an improved process for the separation of phenols from aqueous solutions thereof through permeation.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 9, 1977
Date of Patent:
April 4, 1978
Assignee:
Monsanto Company
Inventors:
Alfred Keith Fritzsche, Richard L. Leonard