Volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) in air or liquid streams pose a challenge for separation approaches. Recovering and recycling such compounds and solvents may be desirable economically, as many have significant market value or may be reused in the process. Decreased discharge and lower consumption of chemicals reduces operating costs. In addition, increasingly stringent regulatory requirements make recovery of VOC’s more and more important.

Silicone membranes can be used in the separation and recovery of VOC’s due to the unique characteristics of the material. Certain VOC’s permeate the membrane very well, and can be effectively removed from the feed stream. In a pervaporation system, the VOC vapors are permeated from the feed stream; in a vapor recovery system, a vacuum or an inert sweep gas is used to create the driving force across the membrane.

MedArray makes its silicone hollow fiber membranes available to researchers directly, and to industry through Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) who are interested in integrating PermSelect® membranes into their equipment to provide additional value to their customers.

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