Open AccessMembrane Wetting in Membrane Contactor System: A Review
Author(s) -
R. Naim,
Sureena Abdullah
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of applied membrane science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2600-9226
DOI - 10.11113/amst.v17i1.10
Subject(s) - contactor , wetting , membrane , stripping (fiber) , materials science , absorption (acoustics) , entrainment (biomusicology) , process engineering , chemical engineering , chemistry , chromatography , engineering , composite material , thermodynamics , acoustics , physics , power (physics) , biochemistry , rhythm
Chemical absorption is the most developed technology for carbon dioxide (CO2) removal in gas processing application. In a long term operation, this conventional method has suffered from significant drawback such as flooding, channelling, entrainment and foaming; therefore membrane contactor is seen as the perfect solution to overcome these problems. In principle, a perfect combination of membrane material and liquid absorbent is vital in membrane contactor system in order to avoid membrane wetting. This review presents the introduction to membrane contactor for CO2 removal via absorption and stripping process. Details on membrane wetting phenomena were discussed which includes the factors contributing to wetting problem and prevention methods to minimize these issues.