Ethanol-water separation in the PSA process

Adsorption

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 235-248

  Carmo, M J ^a   Gubulin, J C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Ethanol; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; DESORPTION; ETHANOL; PRESSURE; SEPARATION; TEMPERATURE; WATER; ZEOLITES;

ADSORPTION PRESSURE; ADSORPTION TEMPERATURE; DESORPTION PRESSURE;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 0036820745     PISSN: 09295607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021264601910     Document Type: Article

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