Simulating the Permeation of Toxic Chemicals through Barrier Materials
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Permeation System
2.2. Numerical Simulations
2.3. Different Liquid Patterns and Surface Area Coverage
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Validation of the Numerical Simulations
3.2. The Impact of the Membrane Diffusivity
3.3. The Impact of Membrane Thickness
3.4. The Impact of Permeate Geometry
3.5. The Impact of Membrane Surface Area Covered by the Permeate
3.6. Receding Liquid Coverage
3.7. Predictive Model for the Estimation of the Diffusivity Ratio
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Bicket, A.; Lau, V.; Thibault, J. Simulating the Permeation of Toxic Chemicals through Barrier Materials. Membranes 2024, 14, 183. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14090183
Bicket A, Lau V, Thibault J. Simulating the Permeation of Toxic Chemicals through Barrier Materials. Membranes. 2024; 14(9):183. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14090183
Chicago/Turabian StyleBicket, Alex, Vivian Lau, and Jules Thibault. 2024. "Simulating the Permeation of Toxic Chemicals through Barrier Materials" Membranes 14, no. 9: 183. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14090183