Abstract
In this study, a laminar pulsatile fluid flow was used for the separation of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene isomers (BTEX) from aqueous solutions. The polyethersulfone hollow fiber membrane has been applied to this process. The effects of BTEX concentration, feed, and extraction flow rates were examined. It was found that the application of the pulsatile fluid flow with the frequency of 0.5 Hz significantly enhanced the separation process, and the removal efficiency has increased nearly twice. Moreover, the results showed that BTEX separation under pulsatile fluid flow was affected by the feed flow rate, extraction flow rate and the BTEX concentration as well.
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