Simulation of pervaporation process for ethanol dehydration by using pilot test results

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 28-36

  Chang, Jae Hwa ^a   Yoo, Je Kang ^a   Ahn, Seung Ho ^a   Lee, Kyu Hyun ^a   Ko, Suk Moon ^b  

^a R and D Center   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ethanol Dehydration; Membrane Characteristic Data; Pervaporation; Pilot Test; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032376501     PISSN: 02561115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02705302     Document Type: Article

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