Parameter
Without coalescence filter
With coalescence filter
Initial permeate flux, J
P
Sat
(L/m
2
h)
197
186
Retention, R (%)
92.4
94.8
Total Recovery, Rec (%)
66.4
68.6
Effective Recovery at lab scale, Rec-eff-lab (%)
15.1
33.4
Table 3:
Effect of using a coalescence filter on nanofiltration performance and ionic liquid recovery for Pyr16 (CF3SO2)2N. Experiments were carried out using a cross-flow filtration module (25°C, 35 bar, 0.5 m/s) and the NF-270 membrane was used.
