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Membrane System for Recovery of Volatile Organic Compounds from Remediation Off-Gases:
Final Report - 2003

Wijmans, J. G.

Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.

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Table of Contents

ABSTRACT

i

1

 INTRODUCTION 1
 

1.1

 Background to Membrane Gas and Vapor Permeation 2

1.2

 Technical Approach for Remediation Applications 5
 

1.2.1

 Prior Test at Hanford 5

1.2.2

 Proposed Approach 8

1.3

 Project Objectives 10

1.4

 Summary of Phase I Results 11

2

 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 11

3

 EXPERIMENTAL 12
 

3.1

 Field Demonstration System Design: Vapor Separation System 12

3.2

 Field Demonstration System Design: Water Separation System 13

4

 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 14
 

4.1

 Initial Testing at MTR 14

4.2

 Test Site at McClellan Air Force Base 14

4.3

 Demonstration System Performance 18
 

4.3.1

 Effect of Carbon Dioxide Content of SVE Off-Gas on System Performance 18

4.3.2

 Performance Data 19
 

4.3.2.1

 Removal of VOC from Air 19

4.3.2.2

 Removal of VOC from Water 21

4.4

 Economic Analysis 22
 

4.4.1

 Membrane System Cost Estimate 22

4.4.2

 Comparison with Competing Technologies 24
 

4.4.2.1

 Carbon Adsorption 24

4.4.2.2

 Catalytic Oxidation 25

5

 CONCLUSION 26

6

 REFERENCES 26

7

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 27

APPENDIX A

 VOC Removal from Air, Data Obtained with First Set of Membrane Modules A-1
APPENDIX B VOC Removal from Air, Data Obtained with Second Set of Membrane B-1
APPENDIX C VOC Removal from Water, Data Obtained with Membrane Contactor C-1