A continuous pervaporation membrane reactor for the study of esterification reactions using a composite polymeric/ceramic membrane

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 51, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 4103-4113

  Zhu, Y ^a   Minet, R G ^a   Tsotsis, T T ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

esterification; Membrane; model; pervaporation; polyimide; reactor

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ETHANOL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERVAPORATION; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

CERAMIC MEMBRANE; CONTINUOUS PERVAPORATION MEMBRANE REACTOR;

ESTERIFICATION;

EID: 0030240475     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2509(96)00252-7     Document Type: Article

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