Fuel oil desalting by hydrogel hollow fiber membrane

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-15-2002

Abstract

Dilute dispersion/emulsion of ultrafine water droplets containing a variety of salts is usually present in fuel oil, jet fuel, diesel oil and crude oil. Removal of salt and water from the oil is difficult. It is proposed here that a hydrogel hollow fiber membrane of regenerated cellulose with wash water flowing on one side and oil flowing on the other side could desalt the fuel oil. Preliminary experiments employing Cuprophan® regenerated cellulose hollow fibers demonstrate that salt was transferred to the wash water from a no. 2 fuel oil stream containing saline droplets 4vol.%. Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V.

Identifier

0037097133 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Journal of Membrane Science

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0376-7388(01)00726-8

ISSN

03767388

First Page

253

Last Page

256

Issue

1-2

Volume

202

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