| dc.contributor.advisor | Jens, Klaus-Joachim | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Eikeland, Marianne | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Idris, Zulkifli | |
| dc.contributor.author | Viraj Udasri Edirisinghe, Edirisinghe Arachchige | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-15T16:41:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-08-15T16:41:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.identifier | no.usn:wiseflow:6594776:50432580 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3011946 | |
| dc.description.abstract | About 80% of worldwide CO2 emissions are from large stationary sources that need to be lowered to reduce the impact on the environment. One step towards this goal is to capture CO2 from post-combustion and use it as a feedstock for ester production. It is possible to improve the ester product by shifting the equilibrium reaction by removing water from pervaporation.
The purpose of this study was to construct an experimental setup to test a model esterification reaction and make recommendations for a future NFR-funded project. However, due to complications, ethanol-water mixture was used to study the membrane separation of the pervaporation reactor.
Experiments were done for varying initial compositions as well as varying temperatures. The results showed the experimental setup works as expected and promising separation could be achieved for PERVAPTM 4100 membrane. With further modifications to the experimental setup, a more complete pervaporation reactor setup could be built. | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | University of South-Eastern Norway | |
| dc.title | Utilization of captured CO2: Enhanced esterification reactions using membrane reactor | |
| dc.type | Master thesis | |
