The Control of the Phenylglyoxylic Acid Permeation Rate through a Liquid Membrane of a Toluene–Chloroform Mixture Containing Magnetite under a Rotating Magnetic Field and an Alternating Magnetic Field

Abstract

Abstract A liquid membrane containing ferromagnetic powder (LM-FP) was proposed for controlling the molecular permeation rate through a liquid membrane in a rotating magnetic field (R-MF) in a previous paper. This paper presents details concerning the property of LM-FP under exposure to R-MF or an alternating magnetic field (A-MF). Magnetite and phenylglyoxylic acid (PGA) were used as a ferromagnetic powder and a substance for permeation, respectively. Various factors, such as the magnetite concentration in LM-FP, the intensity of the magnetic field and the number of rotations of R-MF, both of which affect the PGA permeation rate, were investigated in order to understand the behavior of magnetite powder in LM-FP. Magnetized particles of magnetite powder in LM-FP were found to rotate in R-MF, but not to move in A-MF. R-MF exerted an acceleration of the PGA permeation rate through LM-FP more than did A-MF. It is suggested that magnetized particles of magnetite powder behave as micro-magnetic stirrers in LM-FP to accelerate molecular transport. Data concerning the PGA permeation rate were simulated by assuming a concentration change of PGA in LM-FP after turning R-MF on or off. We obtained simulation curves which were in accord with the experimental results.