1. Silver-based ionic liquid as separation media: Supported liquid membrane for facilitated methyl linolenate transport.
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Lu, Xianghong, Chen, Qianxia, Zhao, Dehua, Zhu, Jiajian, and Ji, Jianbing
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LIQUID membranes , *IONIC liquids , *FATTY acid methyl esters , *UNSATURATED fatty acids , *MEMBRANE separation - Abstract
Methyl linolenate (C18-3) is a type of unsaturated fatty acid methyl ester with high biological activity. Membrane separation of C18-3 from tallow seed oil methyl ester by supported ionic liquids membranes (SILM) containing carrier Ag+ was successfully achieved in this study. The interaction between Ag+ and C18-3 was explored by density functional theory (DFT). High selectivity to C18-3 was mainly due to the π/inverse π complexation interactions between Ag+ and C=C bonds. The effects of ionic liquid structure, carrier Ag+ concentration, adjacent phase flow rates and membrane pore size on permeability and selectivity to C18-3 were examined. The existence of 1-hexene in the stripping phase and carrier Ag+ can facilitate C18-3 transport. Good separation performance was achieved by the 0.45 μm nylon membrane impregnated with ionic liquid [BMIm]BF 4 containing AgBF 4. C18-3 was enriched from 16.7% in the feed phase to higher than 75% in the product. Moreover, adding a hydrophobic PVDF protective membrane to form a composite membrane was an effective method to increase the SILM stability and membrane lifetime by about twice compared with a single nylon membrane. • Ag+-based supported ionic liquid membrane was used to separate methyl linolenate.. • The action mechanism between Ag+ and methyl linolenate was explored by DFT. • Ag+ preferentially coordinated with C=C bond rather than C=O bond. • Hydrophilic/hydrophobic composite membrane could improve the membrane stability. • 1-hexene in the stripping phase and Ag+ can facilitate methyl linolenate transport. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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