Filtration with Multiple Species of Particles
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2022
Abstract
Membrane filtration of feed containing multiple species of particles is a common process in the industrial setting. In this work, we propose a model for filtration of a suspension containing multiple particle species (concrete examples of our model are shown in two and three species), each with different affinities for the material of the porous filter membrane. Using the pore shape within the membrane as a design objective, we formulate a number of optimization problems pertaining to effective separation of desired and undesired particles in the special case of two-particle species and we present results showing how properties such as feed composition affect the optimal filter design. In addition, we propose a novel multi-stage filtration strategy, which provides a significant mass yield improvement for the desired particles, and, surprisingly, higher purity of the product as well.
Identifier
85133439561 (Scopus)
Publication Title
Transport in Porous Media
External Full Text Location
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-022-01810-7
e-ISSN
15731634
ISSN
01693913
First Page
401
Last Page
427
Issue
2
Volume
144
Grant
NSF-DMS-1615719
Fund Ref
National Science Foundation
Recommended Citation
Sun, Yixuan; Kondic, Lou; and Cummings, Linda J., "Filtration with Multiple Species of Particles" (2022). Faculty Publications. 2668.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/2668