Pub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129868
Membranes manufactured from graphene oxide (GO) have received significant attention for desalination and nanofiltration applications due to their exceptional mechanical strength, chemical stability and high selectivity. However, the performance of GO membranes in food processing applications is less well understood. In this work, the performance of a GO membrane, advertised as being of 1 kDa molecular weight cutoff, is compared to that of two commercial polymeric membranes of different molecular weight cut-off (advertised as 10 kDa and 1 kDa) for the ultrafiltration of sweet whey from the dairy industry. At bench scale, the GO membrane had comparable rejection for both total solids and protein to the 10 kDa polymeric membrane, but with more than double the flux, provided by a much lower intrinsic membrane resistance. Analysis of the membrane fouling process suggested that the GO membrane fouled more slowly than the 1 kDa polymeric membrane, but the fouling process was not significantly different to that reported in the literature for polymeric membranes in this application. Pilot scale trials conducted using a commercial spiral wound module of 1.2 m2 area of the GO membrane confirmed that the membrane retained a higher flux. This flux was, however, reduced from the bench scale value.
由氧化石墨烯(GO)制造的膜因其卓越的机械强度、化学稳定性和高选择性,在海水淡化和纳滤应用中受到了极大关注。然而,人们对 GO 膜在食品加工应用中的性能了解较少。在这项工作中,我们比较了截留分子量为 1 kDa 的 GO 膜与两种截留分子量不同(截留分子量分别为 10 kDa 和 1 kDa)的商用聚合物膜在乳制品行业甜乳清超滤中的性能。在工作台规模上,GO 膜对总固体和蛋白质的截留量与 10 kDa 聚合物膜相当,但由于膜的内在阻力低得多,其通量是后者的两倍多。对膜堵塞过程的分析表明,GO 膜的堵塞速度比 1 kDa 聚合物膜慢,但堵塞过程与文献中报道的聚合物膜在此应用中的堵塞过程没有明显不同。使用面积为 1.2 平方米的商用螺旋缠绕式 GO 膜组件进行的中试试验证实,该膜能保持较高的通量。不过,这一通量与台架规模的数值相比有所降低。
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Pub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129823
Citric acid (CA) exhibits weak inhibitory on some oxidized gangue minerals owing to its relatively few hydrophilic polar groups (OH and COOH). This study investigate the synergistic mechanism of ferrous ions (Fe2+) to enhance both the selective adsorption capacity and stability of CA. The separation of scheelite and cassiterite through a flotation process was successfully achieved using a Fe2+/CA mixed depressant. Micro-flotation test results revealed that with the addition of Fe2+/CA, 84.60 % of scheelite and 23.64 % of cassiterite were recovered in the foam concentrate, with grades of 66.26 % and 17.73 %, respectively. Fe2+/CA had a strong depressing effect on cassiterite, resulting in a 69.30 % decrease in its recovery and a 20.33 % decrease in its grade. This indicates the effective separation of scheelite from cassiterite. Fe2+/CA exhibited a high adsorption affinity for the cassiterite surface, which mainly comprised L3–, Fe2+, and FeOH+ components. Additionally, the FeOH+ complex, formed from the pre-reaction between Fe2+ and CA, exhibited significant chemical adsorption at the Sn active sites, thereby depressing cassiterite. The high-intensity adsorption peaks at cracks and the significant increase in the normalized intensity of FeOH+ on the cassiterite surface indicated that the FeOH+ complex had stronger adsorption on cassiterite and selectively depressed cassiterite. This enhanced both the selective adsorption capacity and stability of CA on the cassiterite surface. The Fe2+/CA mixed depressant achieved efficient flotation separation of scheelite and cassiterite.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129856
By enhancing the intrinsic built-in electric field (IEF) of the catalyst through defect engineering, and coupling the IEF of the catalyst via an S-type heterojunction structure, a 3-in-1 IEF is formed, which drives the directional migration of electrons and holes, and can effectively improve photocatalytic performance. In this paper, an oxygen vacancy-type Bi2WO6 (Ov-BWO) composite with twin-type Zn0.5Cd0.5S (ZCS) was synthesized to construct an S-scheme heterojunction. The twin structure results in an IEF in ZCS that points from the twin plane Zn to the twin boundary S. The oxygen vacancies, on the other hand, create an internal electric field from Bi and W to O by altering the local charge density. By coupling the IEF of the catalyst through the S-type heterojunction, an enhanced IEF is formed, pointing from the twin plane Zn to the O in Ov-BWO, enabling rapid directional migration of photogenerated charge carriers. Furthermore, potential Levofloxacin (LVFX) intermediates and degradation pathways were found by combining Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) data with Density Functional Theory (DFT) simulations. This study systematically elucidates the photocatalytic degradation system, from catalyst design to the degradation process of pollutants, through the analysis of theoretical calculations and experimental results.
通过缺陷工程增强催化剂的本征内置电场(IEF),并通过S型异质结结构耦合催化剂的IEF,形成三合一IEF,驱动电子和空穴定向迁移,可有效提高光催化性能。本文合成了氧空位型Bi2WO6(Ov-BWO)与孪生型Zn0.5Cd0.5S(ZCS)的复合材料,构建了S型异质结。另一方面,氧空位通过改变局部电荷密度产生了从 Bi 和 W 到 O 的内部电场。通过 S 型异质结耦合催化剂的内电场,形成了增强的内电场,从孪生面 Zn 指向 Ov-BWO 中的 O,从而使光生电荷载流子快速定向迁移。此外,通过将液相色谱-质谱(LC-MS)数据与密度泛函理论(DFT)模拟相结合,还发现了潜在的左氧氟沙星(LVFX)中间体和降解途径。本研究通过对理论计算和实验结果的分析,系统地阐明了从催化剂设计到污染物降解过程的光催化降解系统。
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Pub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129835
As the global energy landscape transforms, the development of high-sulfur natural gas has become increasingly critical. However, sulfur deposition during these gas field developments significantly affects operational efficiency. This study employed molecular dynamics simulation to explore the effectiveness of CO2 in alleviating sulfur deposition on carbonate rock reservoirs. Specifically, it examined the interfacial tension between liquid sulfur and CO2, the wettability of sulfur on carbonate rock mineral surfaces, and the kinetics of CO2 displacing liquid sulfur. Results show that as CO2 pressure increases from 10 MPa to 60 MPa, the interfacial tension between liquid sulfur and CO2 decreases by 84 %, from 35.54 mN/m to 5.53 mN/m. The contact angles of sulfur droplets on calcite and dolomite surfaces stabilize at 41.82° ± 2.10° and 44.33° ± 3.27°, respectively, indicating greater sulfur spread on calcite surfaces. With higher CO2 pressures, sulfur deposition on mineral surfaces and interfacial tension both decrease significantly, while the wetting angle of liquid sulfur increases, particularly on dolomite. At 60 MPa CO2 pressure, the adsorption energy of dolomite for liquid sulfur drops from 364.56 kcal/mol to 25.46 kcal/mol, a 93 % reduction, suggesting CO2′s dual role in displacing sulfur and promoting its desorption from mineral surfaces. Furthermore, the efficiency of sulfur deposition alleviation in carbonate rock slit structures improves and stabilizes at around 40 MPa CO2 pressure. This study presents a potential environmentally friendly approach for efficiently developing high-sulfur gas fields, and its findings provide practical insights for optimizing CO2 injection strategies to mitigate sulfur deposition.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129858
Filter cartridges have a high collection efficiency for fine particles and are used to reduce and control pollution. A chuck structure is installed on the top of the cartridge to allow for quick installation and removal of the cartridge. However, the inner diameter of chucks used in industry is usually smaller than the outer diameter of the cartridge, resulting in the actual outlet area of the cartridge being only about 70% of the theoretical outlet area. To better design and optimize the filter cartridge dust collector, analyzing the flow characteristics inside the cartridge with the chuck installed was necessary. In this work, Peak static pressure and comprehensive pressure (PC) are used as indexes to study the influence of different types of chuck over the performance of cleaning from cartridges, as well as to analyze the flow characteristics within the cartridge under different conditions. It was shown that chucks improve the cartridge cleaning performance by increasing the peak static pressure in the upper part, resulting in a maximum of 167.4% compared to no chuck. Enhancement of cleaning performance at the top of chucked cartridges is caused by airflow buildup, while enhancement of air permeability at the top cuts down on the cleaning intensity, so the improvement of cartridges by breathable chucks is always lower than that of common chucks. In addition, based on the trend of the overall cleaning strength of the cartridge, we obtained the jet diffusion angle and the formula for the optimal chuck inner diameter, which helps to choose the parameters of the chuck more conveniently in practical applications.
{"title":"Numerical study of cleaning performance and flow field characteristics of chuck type filter cartridges","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129858","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129858","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Filter cartridges have a high collection efficiency for fine particles and are used to reduce and control pollution. A chuck structure is installed on the top of the cartridge to allow for quick installation and removal of the cartridge. However, the inner diameter of chucks used in industry is usually smaller than the outer diameter of the cartridge, resulting in the actual outlet area of the cartridge being only about 70% of the theoretical outlet area. To better design and optimize the filter cartridge dust collector, analyzing the flow characteristics inside the cartridge with the chuck installed was necessary. In this work, Peak static pressure and comprehensive pressure (P<sub>C</sub>) are used as indexes to study the influence of different types of chuck over the performance of cleaning from cartridges, as well as to analyze the flow characteristics within the cartridge under different conditions. It was shown that chucks improve the cartridge cleaning performance by increasing the peak static pressure in the upper part, resulting in a maximum of 167.4% compared to no chuck. Enhancement of cleaning performance at the top of chucked cartridges is caused by airflow buildup, while enhancement of air permeability at the top cuts down on the cleaning intensity, so the improvement of cartridges by breathable chucks is always lower than that of common chucks. In addition, based on the trend of the overall cleaning strength of the cartridge, we obtained the jet diffusion angle and the formula for the optimal chuck inner diameter, which helps to choose the parameters of the chuck more conveniently in practical applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":427,"journal":{"name":"Separation and Purification Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142327389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129821
The production of high-purity ethylene requires an adsorbent with high C2H6/C2H4 selectivity, outstanding C2H6 adsorption, and facile C2H6 regeneration. Towards this goal, a series of novel defective CF3-functionalized metal–organic framework (MOF) materials (UiO-66-nCF3, n = 25, 50, 60, and 75) were synthesized by co-assembling the framework with terephthalic acid as the linker and various percentages (n) of CF3-functionalized ligands. The C2H6 adsorption strength increased as the density of CF3 groups increased. In particular, UiO-66-50CF3 exhibited high C2H6/C2H4 selectivity (2.04), excellent C2H6 adsorption (2.5 mmol/g), and modest C2H6 isosteric heat of adsorption (Qst) (∼28.9 kJ/mol). Additionally, the material exhibited high C2H6/C2H4 breakthrough selectivity (1.64) and large high-purity (>99.9 %) C2H4 productivity (7.32 LSTP kg−1) under dynamic flow conditions (C2H6/C2H4 = 1:15 (v/v)). UiO-66-50CF3 could readily be regenerated at room temperature, and demonstrated good hydrothermal stability in boiling water for 1 h and high thermal stability up to 500 °C. The incorporation of a high density of CF3 groups within a MOF via fragmented linker co-assembly is a promising strategy for developing adsorbents for C2H6/C2H4 separation.
{"title":"Defective MOF incorporating CF3 functionality via fragmented linker co-assembly for high C2H6/C2H4 selectivity and C2H6 uptake","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129821","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129821","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The production of high-purity ethylene requires an adsorbent with high C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>/C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub> selectivity, outstanding C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub> adsorption, and facile C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub> regeneration. Towards this goal, a series of novel defective CF<sub>3</sub>-functionalized metal–organic framework (MOF) materials (UiO-66-<em>n</em>CF<sub>3</sub>, <em>n</em> = 25, 50, 60, and 75) were synthesized by co-assembling the framework with terephthalic acid as the linker and various percentages (<em>n</em>) of CF<sub>3</sub>-functionalized ligands. The C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub> adsorption strength increased as the density of CF<sub>3</sub> groups increased. In particular, UiO-66-50CF<sub>3</sub> exhibited high C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>/C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub> selectivity (2.04), excellent C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub> adsorption (2.5 mmol/g), and modest C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub> isosteric heat of adsorption (Q<sub>st</sub>) (∼28.9 kJ/mol). Additionally, the material exhibited high C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>/C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub> breakthrough selectivity (1.64) and large high-purity (>99.9 %) C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub> productivity (7.32 L<sub>STP</sub> kg<sup>−1</sup>) under dynamic flow conditions (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>/C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub> = 1:15 (v/v)). UiO-66-50CF<sub>3</sub> could readily be regenerated at room temperature, and demonstrated good hydrothermal stability in boiling water for 1 h and high thermal stability up to 500 °C. The incorporation of a high density of CF<sub>3</sub> groups within a MOF via fragmented linker co-assembly is a promising strategy for developing adsorbents for C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>/C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub> separation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":427,"journal":{"name":"Separation and Purification Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142358967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129860
Although wastewater management has systematically developed globally, the removal efficiency of phosphates still posed a serious challenge and attracted worldwide concerns. On the other side, the discharge of fly ash (FA) from sludge incineration also caused serious environmental problems. In this study, Fe/Ca-rich FA was recycled to synthesize a porous ceramsite (modified CFA) through a non-sintered method. It could be an efficient adsorbent for phosphate recovery in virtue of abundant adsorption sites, accompanied by its low-cost and environmental friendliness. The phosphate adsorption capacity was 26.31 mg-P·g-1 for modified CFA, and its average adsorption rate could reach 1.344 mg-P·(g·day)-1 in the first 2 days. While it could also efficiently immobilize phosphate for a quite long period in the dynamic system effluent. According to electron microscopic and spectroscopic characterizations, modified CFA was indicated to chemisorb and immobilize phosphates via multiple interface interactions. Phosphates were firstly H-bonded with the surface Fe/Ca-OH of modified CFA and then rapidly coordinate with active Fe sites through a ligand exchange mechanism. When the exposed Fe sites had been saturated-adsorbed, inner-sphere Ca-O-P coordination would be further formed. In summary, this study provides a promising FA-derived adsorbent and realizes the efficient P pollution management with low cost and minimal environmental risks, which would be a potential waste-to-wealth strategy for further applications.
尽管废水管理在全球范围内得到了系统性的发展,但磷酸盐的去除效率仍然是一个严峻的挑战,引起了全世界的关注。另一方面,污泥焚烧产生的飞灰(FA)排放也造成了严重的环境问题。本研究采用非烧结法回收富含铁/钙的粉煤灰,合成多孔陶瓷石(改性粉煤灰)。它具有丰富的吸附位点,同时成本低廉、环境友好,是一种高效的磷酸盐回收吸附剂。改性 CFA 的磷酸盐吸附容量为 26.31 mg-P-g-1,其平均吸附率在前 2 天可达到 1.344 mg-P-(g-day)-1。同时,它还能在动态系统出水中长期有效地固定磷酸盐。根据电子显微镜和光谱表征,改性 CFA 可通过多种界面相互作用对磷酸盐进行化学吸附和固定。磷酸盐首先与改性 CFA 表面的 Fe/Ca-OH 发生 H 键作用,然后通过配体交换机制迅速与活性铁位点配位。当暴露的铁位点吸附饱和后,进一步形成内球 Ca-O-P 配位。总之,本研究提供了一种前景广阔的 FA 衍生吸附剂,并以低成本和最小的环境风险实现了高效的 P 污染治理,这将是一种潜在的变废为宝策略,可进一步推广应用。
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Pub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129786
In this study, rice-granular CuS nanoparticles are grown in situ on carbon cloth (CC) using a hydrothermal method and Ag is then loaded on the CuS/CC via ultrasonic-assisted reduction. The electrodes combined with a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) system can improve the plasma discharge efficiency and have good oxidation properties for tetracycline, amoxicillin and sulfamethoxazole. The removal rate is further improved after adding Cr(VI). The active substances, H2O2 and O3, are consumed during the process of antibiotic degradation. Trapping agent experiments indicate that h+, ∙OH and O2∙− play a crucial oxidation role in the reaction, with O2∙− being identified as the primary active substance. The pollutant degradation can be further accelerated by capturing e− and ·H for the reduction of Cr(VI). By calculating the adsorption energies of H2O and O2 on the surface of Ag@CuS, it is also concluded that O2 is easily adsorbed and preferentially generates O2∙−. The residual intermediates in the samples after the degradation of tetracycline, amoxicillin and sulfamethoxazole are determined and their degradation pathways also explored. The Ag@CuS/CC-DBD system has application potential in actual wastewater treatment as it can not only reduce the chemical oxygen demand but also improve the biodegradability of wastewater.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129857
Hollow fiber membrane (HFM) is widely used for extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) because of large membrane area, high packing density, self-supporting structure and good flexibility. However, polymeric HFMs often suffer from a trade-off between gas permeability and anti-plasma leakage performance. In this study, HFMs with gradient structure were prepared by introducing COF-42 as fillers into the polypropylene (PP) matrix through surface segregation. The enriched COF-42 near the upper surface endowed the membrane a gradient structure to reduce the plasma leakage and improve gas permeability. Compared with PP membranes, PP/COF-42 oxygenation membranes retained good blood compatibility and higher mechanical properties. The PP/COF-42–0.5 HFMs exhibited O2 exchange rate of ∼ 342.6 ml min−1 m−2 and CO2 exchange rate of ∼ 989.6 ml min−1 m−2, which was about 218.7 % and 15.4 % larger than that of the PP HFMs, respectively. Moreover, the simulated plasma leakage time could reach 124 h, which was about 21 times longer than that of PP HFMs. The membranes exhibited excellent blood oxygenation performance and anti-plasma leakage performance, which had great potential in ECMO.
{"title":"Polypropylene membrane with gradient-distributed covalent organic framework for highly efficient blood oxygenation","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129857","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129857","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Hollow fiber membrane (HFM) is widely used for extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) because of large membrane area, high packing density, self-supporting structure and good flexibility. However, polymeric HFMs often suffer from a trade-off between gas permeability and anti-plasma leakage performance. In this study, HFMs with gradient structure were prepared by introducing COF-42 as fillers into the polypropylene (PP) matrix through surface segregation. The enriched COF-42 near the upper surface endowed the membrane a gradient structure to reduce the plasma leakage and improve gas permeability. Compared with PP membranes, PP/COF-42 oxygenation membranes retained good blood compatibility and higher mechanical properties. The PP/COF-42–0.5 HFMs exhibited O<sub>2</sub> exchange rate of ∼ 342.6 ml min<sup>−1</sup> m<sup>−2</sup> and CO<sub>2</sub> exchange rate of ∼ 989.6 ml min<sup>−1</sup> m<sup>−2</sup>, which was about 218.7 % and 15.4 % larger than that of the PP HFMs, respectively. Moreover, the simulated plasma leakage time could reach 124 h, which was about 21 times longer than that of PP HFMs. The membranes exhibited excellent blood oxygenation performance and anti-plasma leakage performance, which had great potential in ECMO.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":427,"journal":{"name":"Separation and Purification Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142327603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129739
To fully utilized the high value-added phenolic compounds in biomass pyrolysis bio-oils, a heterogeneous extraction method was developed in this study to separate 4-ethylguaiacol, guaiacol, and eugenol from bio-oil one by one. Based on the high selectivity of coordination intermediates generated between Ca2+ and phenolic compounds with hydroxyl and methoxy groups towards the parent phenol, the reaction intermediate between each of 4-ethylguaiacol, guaiacol, eugenol and Ca2+ was used as the extracting agents. Influencing parameters investigated were the sequence of extracting three phenolic compounds from the model bio-oil, the optimal extraction conditions, and the Ca2+ distribution in the original extracting agents at the end of the reaction. The optimal extraction sequence was determined to be 4-ethylguaiacol, eugenol and guaiacol through the evaluation of multiple experiments changing their addition sequence. Under the conditions of 25 °C reaction temperature, 45 min reaction time, and pH value of 7, the extraction efficiency of 4-ethylguaiacol, eugenol and guaiacol from bio-oil reached 60.6 %, 46.1 % and 60.7 %, respectively. Meanwhile, the purity of these three phenolic compounds achieved 62.4 %, 90.0 % and 89.0 %.
{"title":"Efficient separation and extraction of guaiacol and its derivatives from bio-oils based on a heterogeneous extraction technique","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129739","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129739","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To fully utilized the high value-added phenolic compounds in biomass pyrolysis bio-oils, a heterogeneous extraction method was developed in this study to separate 4-ethylguaiacol, guaiacol, and eugenol from bio-oil one by one. Based on the high selectivity of coordination intermediates generated between Ca<sup>2+</sup> and phenolic compounds with hydroxyl and methoxy groups towards the parent phenol, the reaction intermediate between each of 4-ethylguaiacol, guaiacol, eugenol and Ca<sup>2+</sup> was used as the extracting agents. Influencing parameters investigated were the sequence of extracting three phenolic compounds from the model bio-oil, the optimal extraction conditions, and the Ca<sup>2+</sup> distribution in the original extracting agents at the end of the reaction. The optimal extraction sequence was determined to be 4-ethylguaiacol, eugenol and guaiacol through the evaluation of multiple experiments changing their addition sequence. Under the conditions of 25 °C reaction temperature, 45 min reaction time, and pH value of 7, the extraction efficiency of 4-ethylguaiacol, eugenol and guaiacol from bio-oil reached 60.6 %, 46.1 % and 60.7 %, respectively. Meanwhile, the purity of these three phenolic compounds achieved 62.4 %, 90.0 % and 89.0 %.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":427,"journal":{"name":"Separation and Purification Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142358869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}