Can membrane separation technology be used to separate oxygen from a mixture containing oxygen, nitrogen, and organic volatile gases?
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Hello everyone, is it possible to separate oxygen from a mixture containing oxygen, nitrogen, and organic volatile gases using membrane separation technology? Thank you
The principle of membrane separation is dissolution-diffusion. Separation can be achieved if a membrane that can dissolve oxygen while not dissolving, or only to a small extent, nitrogen and other organic volatile components can be found. However, it seems there is no such membrane at the moment.
An oxygen-enriched membrane should work; the oxygen permeation rate is higher than that of nitrogen