NaA zeolite membranes were prepared by secondary growth method on the outer surface of α-Al2O3 hollow fiber supports. Vacuum seeding method was used for planting zeolite seeds on the support surfaces. Hydrothermal crystallization was then carried out in a synthesis solution with molar ratio of Al2O3：SiO2：Na2O：H2O = 1：2：2：120 at 100 ℃ for 4 h. Effects of seeding conditions on preparation of hollow fiber NaA zeolite membranes were extensively investigated. Moreover, hollow fiber membrane modules with packing membrane areas of ca. 0.1 and 0.2 m2 were fabricated to separate ethanol/water mixture. It is found that the thickness of seed layer is obviously affected by seed suspension concentration, coating time and vacuum degree. Close-packing seed layer is required to obtain high-quality membranes. The optimized seeding conditions （seed suspension mass concentration of 0.5%-0.7% coating time of 5 s and vacuum degree of 10 kPa） lead to dense NaA zeolite layer with a thickness of 6-8 gin. Typically, an as-synthesized hollow fiber NaA zeolite membrane exhibits good pervaporation performance with a permeation flux of 7.02 kg· m^- 2· h^- 1 and separation factor 〉 10000 for sepa- ration of 90%; （by mass） ethanol/water mixture at 75 ℃ High reproducibility has been achieved for batch-scale production of hollow fiber NaA zeolite membranes by the hydrothermal synthesis approach.
气升式纳滤装置是一种新型膜过滤装置,具有能耗低、过滤条件温和等优点,在生化产品的分离纯化中应用前景广泛。以杆菌肽水溶液为过滤体系,采用孔径为0.9 nm的TiO2陶瓷纳滤膜,系统考察了曝气量和跨膜压差对气升式纳滤装置过滤性能的影响。结果表明,曝气可有效提升通量和截留率;当跨膜压差为0.3 MPa时,曝气量由20 L h 1增大到100 L h 1,通量和截留率分别提升34.0%和14.5%,在曝气量100 L h 1时两者达到最大,进一步增大曝气量,通量和截留率开始下降;当跨膜压差为0.1、0.3、0.5 MPa时,对应的最优曝气量分别为60、100、140 L h 1。并通过模型计算,分析了不同操作条件下,气升式纳滤装置流体力学性质和能耗的变化情况。
