Mathematical modelling of supercritical fluid extraction of liquid lanoline from raw wool. Solubility and mass transfer rate parameters

A new mathematical model is presented for the supercritical fluid extraction of lanoline from wool using near-critical ethanol-modified CO2, using our previous experimental data. The model is intended to account for the extraction of lanoline at conditions well above its melting point (60–80 °C) and...

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Autores: Valverde Salamanca, Abel|||0000-0002-0179-117X, Álvarez Flórez, Jesús Andrés|||0000-0002-0909-0087, Recasens Baxarías, Francisco Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/340024
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/340024
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2020.10.013
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Lanolin
Wool-fat
Wool
Solution (Chemistry)
Mass transfer
Extraction
Lanoline
Raw wool
Solubility
Near-critical CO2
Mass-transfer
Lanolina
Llana -- Greix
Llana
Solució (Química)
Transferència de massa
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química
Descripción
Sumario:A new mathematical model is presented for the supercritical fluid extraction of lanoline from wool using near-critical ethanol-modified CO2, using our previous experimental data. The model is intended to account for the extraction of lanoline at conditions well above its melting point (60–80 °C) and pressures up to 150 bar. The model parameters are a Henry-type fluid-to-liquid partition coefficient for lanoline, K = Cg/CL, and a fluid-side mass-transfer coefficient, kG. For Re ~1, K is independent of velocity and wool packing density, but increases with pressure (K = 4 - 15 × 10-4). kG is found to be independent of temperature; it increases with velocity, decreases with pressure, and increases with wool packing density. The values found are kG = 5.66 × 10-6 m/s (70 bar) and kG = 1.51 × 10-6 m/s (150 bar)