Pervaporation Using Adsorbent-Filled Membranes

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1124-1132

  Ji, Wenchang ^a   Sikdar, Subhas K ^b  

^a CeraMem Corporation   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENTS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DEHYDRATION; DIFFUSION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SORPTION; ZEOLITES;

ADSORBENT FILLED MEMBRANES; AZEOTROPIC MIXTURES; CARBON MOLECULAR SIEVES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; SILICALITE;

PERVAPORATION;

ADSORBENT-FILLED; MEMBRANES; PERVAPORATION;

EID: 0029674040     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie9503609     Document Type: Article

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