CIESC Journal ›› 2021, Vol. 72 ›› Issue (10): 5226-5236.DOI: 10.11949/0438-1157.20210337

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Enhancing ethanol production efficiency by ZIF-L/PDMS mixed matrix membrane via vapor permeation-fermentation coupling process

Yanfang WANG(),Heng MAO,Weiwei CAI,Aoshuai ZHANG,Lihao XU,Zhiping ZHAO()   

  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, China
  • Received:2021-03-08 Revised:2021-05-22 Online:2021-10-05 Published:2021-10-05
  • Contact: Zhiping ZHAO

ZIF-L/PDMS混合基质膜蒸气渗透耦合发酵强化乙醇生产效率的研究

王艳芳(),毛恒,蔡玮玮,张傲率,徐李昊,赵之平()   

  1. 北京理工大学化学与化工学院,北京 102488
  • 通讯作者: 赵之平
  • 作者简介:王艳芳(1995—),女,硕士,18086198076@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金重点项目(21736001)

Abstract:

Vapor permeation (VP) membrane separation does not have the risk of membrane fouling and has broad application prospects in the production of bioethanol. The polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane and the novel PDMS mixed matrix membrane (ZIF-L/PDMS) prepared by embedding two-dimensional zeolitic imidazolate framework-L (ZIF-L) into PDMS matrix were used as separate modules to separate ethanol from fermentation of inulin hydrolysate in a VP coupled with fermentation system(VP-fermentation). The separation performance and fermentation performance during coupling process were analyzed. The effects of separation methods, membrane types and operation conditions on the separation performance were explored. The results showed that ZIF-L/PDMS mixed matrix membrane for the separation of 5%(mass) ethanol aqueous solution by VP showed better performance than pervaporation (PV) when vapor cyclic flow was 1.5 L·min-1, and the normalized total flux and the separation factor reached 1148.78 g·m-2·h-1 and 19.14, respectively, suggesting the ethanol separation performance was significantly improved. Furthermore, the ZIF-L/PDMS membrane exhibited an impressive permeability and ethanol selectivity in VP-fermentation process. Compared with the literature reports, it achieved the best ethanol removal effect, which greatly enhanced the ethanol production efficiency. The ethanol yield and productivity reached 0.421 g·g-1 and 3.07 g·L-1·h-1, respectively, which were higher than that in independent batch fermentation. Therefore, ZIF-L/PDMS mixed matrix membrane exhibits great application potential in the in-situ removal of ethanol from fermentation.

Key words: polydimethylsiloxane, mixed matrix membrane, ethanol fermentation, vapor permeation, membrane separation

摘要:

蒸气渗透(VP)膜分离不存在膜污染风险,在生物乙醇生产中具有广阔的应用前景。将聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)膜和以二维沸石咪唑骨架(ZIF-L)为填充基质制备的PDMS(ZIF-L/PDMS)混合基质膜,分别用于VP膜分离与菊粉水解液发酵制乙醇过程的耦合,分析了二者在耦合过程中的分离性能和发酵性能。探究了不同膜分离方式、不同类型膜及操作条件对膜分离性能的影响。实验结果表明,当料液浓度为5%(质量)、蒸气循环流量为1.5 L·min-1时,ZIF-L/PDMS混合基质膜的VP性能高于渗透汽化(PV),归一化总通量达到1148.78 g·m-2·h-1,分离因子高达19.14,显著提升了乙醇分离性能。ZIF-L/PDMS混合基质膜用于VP耦合发酵,实现了耦合过程的高渗透性和乙醇选择性,与文献报道相比,乙醇移除效果最优,乙醇产率和时空产率分别达到0.421 g·g-1、3.07 g·L-1·h-1,两个指标明显高于单独发酵,极大地提高了乙醇生产效率。因此,ZIF-L/PDMS混合基质膜在原位分离发酵乙醇方面具有很大的应用潜力。

关键词: 聚二甲基硅氧烷, 混合基质膜, 乙醇发酵, 蒸气渗透, 膜分离

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