Abstract
A polyethylene glycol (PEG)/polyethersulfone (PES) composite membrane that can be applied on a commercial (or scale up) plant for fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) gasoline desulphurization was prepared through pre-wetting combined with double-layer coating methodology. Preparation methodology, morphologies characterization and performance test for the composite membranes were conducted. The results indicated that the pre-wetting method effectively confined the intrusion of PEG solution to porous PES support layer in coating process. The composite membrane had a clear-cut boundary surface between the dense active layer and the porous support layer, which was examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM). Pervaporation (PV) experiments indicated that the membrane, with the crosslinking agent amount of 17% and solids content in active layer solution of 16%, had a stable performance for FCC desulphurization. The sulphur enrichment factor came to 3.63, and the total permeation flux was 3.37 kg/m 2 h. It was found that the PV performance of the composite membrane changed slightly when the thickness of active layer varied from 4.25 μm to 33.26 μm.
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