Filled and unfilled composite GFT PDMS membranes for the recovery of butanols from dilute aqueous solutions: Influence of alcohol polarity

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 245-255

  Jonquières, Anne ^a   Fane, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Butanol; PDMS; Pervaporation; Polarity; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; BASE; BUTANOL; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; FERMENTATION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MEMBRANES-SYNTHETIC; MIXTURES; PERVAPORATION; SEPARATION-LIQUID/LIQUID;

ALCOHOL POLARITY; BUTANOLS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; FILLED MEMBRANES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE;

ALCOHOLS; FERMENTATION; PERVAPORATION; PLASTICS FILLERS; SILICONES; SOLUTIONS;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 0031577979     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(96)00191-3     Document Type: Article

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