Development of High Performance Polybenzimidazole (PBI) Hollow Membrane Fibre

高性能聚苯并咪唑（PBI）中空膜纤维的研制

• 批准号: 548779-2019
• 负责人: McInnis, Jamie
• 金额: $ 11.29万
• 依托单位: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 3
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=722499
• 关键词: Development; Performance; Polybenzimidazole; PBI; Hollow

Ethanol is a vital substance used across many industries. The world's ethanol consumption is growingdramatically due to the drive for biofuels and green plastic production. Ethanol production consumes water andenergy. Whitefox Technologies Inc.'s (Whitefox) has greened this process with a patented technology thatminimizes waste while increasing water and energy efficiencies. Their single step modular membrane process for various grades of ethanol (fuel and industrial) have a strong tolerance for high water content removing the need for a distillation stage. The outcome is a novel, fully integrated process that maximizes water and energy efficiencies.For 20 years, Whitefox has worked with engineering companies and ethanol producers to apply membranetechnology to ethanol dehydration producing a high grade ethanol. Whitefox has developed andcommercialized process solutions based on membrane-assisted dehydration of organic solvents They have a new a promising technology with Polybenzimidazole (PBI) fibers. They are seeking to work with SAIT toachieve a consistent novel hollow fibre membrane technology platform for a variety of technical separations under mechanical, thermal (above 500° C) and chemical exposure. This novel efficient process significantly reduces energy consumption, water usage and greenhouse gas emission during the use of ethanol in theproduction of pharmaceuticals, medical diagnostics, organic specialties and biofuel commodities. Whitefox is providing solutions to customers in Europe, Brazil and North America, with a modular system catering to alarge range of capacities from 6,000 to 1 million liters per day.

乙醇是许多行业使用的重要物质。由于生物燃料和绿色塑料生产的推动，世界乙醇消费量急剧增长。乙醇生产消耗水和能源。 Whitefox Technologies Inc. (Whitefox) 采用专利技术实现了这一过程的绿色化，可最大限度地减少浪费，同时提高水和能源效率。他们针对各种等级乙醇（燃料和工业）的单步模块化膜工艺对高含水量具有很强的耐受性，无需蒸馏阶段。其成果是一种新颖的、完全集成的工艺，可最大限度地提高水和能源效率。20 年来，Whitefox 一直与工程公司和乙醇生产商合作，将膜技术应用于乙醇脱水，生产高品位乙醇。 Whitefox 开发了基于有机溶剂膜辅助脱水的工艺解决方案并将其商业化，他们拥有一项具有前景的聚苯并咪唑 (PBI) 纤维新技术。他们正在寻求与 SAIT 合作，实现一致的新型中空纤维膜技术平台，用于机械、热（500°C 以上）和化学暴露下的各种技术分离。这种新颖的高效工艺可显着降低在药品、医疗诊断、有机特种产品和生物燃料商品生产过程中使用乙醇的能源消耗、用水量和温室气体排放。 Whitefox 为欧洲、巴西和北美的客户提供解决方案，其模块化系统可满足每天 6,000 至 100 万升的各种容量。