Process for separating aqueous formaldehyde mixtures
AssigneeMonsanto Company
InventorsRobert Chiang, Eli Perry
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Abstract
Process for the separation of water from mixtures of water and formaldehyde, by contacting the mixtures against an organic polymeric membrane, and withdrawing at the other side of the membrane a mixture having a higher concentration of water.
Claims4
Process for the separation of water from feed mixtures comprising water and formaldehyde which comprises contacting the aforesaid mixture against one side of a polyacetal membrane and withdrawing, at the second side, a vaporous mixture having a higher concentration of water than the aforesaid feed mixture, with the mixture at second side being maintained at a lower chemical potential than the feed side.
Process for the separation of water from feed mixture comprising water and formaldehyde which comprises contacting the aforesaid mixture against one side of a polyacetal membrane and withdrawing, at the second side, a vaporous mixture having a higher concentration of water than the aforesaid feed mixture, with the mixture at the second side being maintained at a pressure less than atmospheric, but less than the pressure at the feed side of the membrane.
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