An efficient ethanol concentration process by vapor permeation through asymmetric polyimide membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 233-239

  Hayashi, Yoshishige ^a   Yuzaki, Syoichi ^a   Kawanishi, Takuya ^a   Shimizu, Nobuaki ^a   Furukawa, Toshio ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Membrane; Polyimide; Recovery; Vapor permeation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; ETHANOL; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYIMIDES; SEPARATION; SOLUTIONS; VAPORS;

VAPOR PERMEATION;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

ALCOHOL; POLYMER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION; ETHANOL; ORGANIC MEMBRANE; PERMEATION; POLYIMIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; FLOW RATE; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS PERMEABILITY; MATERIALS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; TECHNIQUE; THERMODYNAMICS; VAPORIZATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0034734375     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(00)00480-4     Document Type: Article

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