Performances of poly(vinylpyrrolidone-co-vinyl acetate)-cellulose acetate blend membranes in the pervaporation of ethanol-ethyl tert-butyl ether mixtures Simplified model for flux prediction

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 237-245

  Nguyen, Quang Trong ^a   Clément, Robert ^a   Noezar, Irwan ^a   Lochon, Pierre ^a  

^a LAB DE CHIM PHYS MACROMOLECULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

blend membranes; copolymer; pervaporation characteristics; solvent mixture sorption

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE ACETATE; ETHYL TERTBUTYL ETHER; POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE;

AROMATIC POLYMERS; AZEOTROPES; BINARY MIXTURES; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; COPOLYMERS; ETHANOL; ETHERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERVAPORATION; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYVINYL ACETATES; SORPTION;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 0344193115     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5866(98)00046-X     Document Type: Article

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