MEMSIC

MEMSIC is a software component simulating any membrane module in a process. MEMSIC has been developed by the Separation Processes Group at LRGP. Four different types of hydrodynamic conditions are taken into account in MEMSIC

1. cross plug flow
2. perfect mixing,
3. Co-Current plug flow
4. Counter Current plug flow.

Additionally, five different concepts and/or theoretical models are proposed to describe the transport mechanism of molecular species through a membrane:

1. Constant Permeability,
2. Dual Mode,
3. Henry,
4. ENSIC
5. Flory Huggins

More on MEMSIC:

• Jasper van BATEN and Roda BOUNACEUR, MEMSIC 2.0: Membrane Gas Separation Simulator. CAPE-OPEN 2017 Annual Meeting, 12 October; Sunbury-on-Thames, United Kingdom.
• Álvaro A. RAMIREZ-SANTOS, Christophe CASTEL, Eric FAVRE, Utilization of blast furnace flue gas: Opportunities and challenges for polymeric membrane gas separation processes. Journal of Membrane Science, 526 (2017), pp. 191–204.
• Roda BOUNACEUR, Etienne BERGER, Marc PFISTER, Alvaro Andres Ramirez SANTOS, Eric FAVRE, Rigorous variable permeability modelling and process simulation for the design of polymeric membrane gas separation units: MEMSIC simulation tool. Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 523 (2017), pp. 77-91.
• In Aspen Plus®: Ramírez-Santos, Á. A., Bozorg, M., Addis, B., Piccialli, V., Castel, C., & Favre, E. (2018). Optimization of multistage membrane gas separation processes. Example of application to CO2 capture from blast furnace gas. Journal of Membrane Science, 566, 346–366.
• In Aspen Plus®: Picaud-Vannereux, S., Lutin, F., Favre, E., & Roizard, D. (2020). Energy efficiency of membrane vs hybrid membrane/cryogenic processes for propane recovery from nitrogen purging vents: A simulation study. Separation and Purification Technology, 240.