Design and optimization of combined pervaporation/distillation processes for the production of MTBE

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-64

  Hömmerich, Uwe ^a   Rautenbach, Robert ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hybrid processes; Organic separation; Pervaporation; Process design; Vapour permeation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION; ETHERS; FORTRAN (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); OPTIMIZATION; PERVAPORATION; PROCESS ENGINEERING;

METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER; SOFTWARE PACKAGE ASPEN PLUS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

DESIGN; DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE; MIXTURE; PERVAPORATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST; DISTILLATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0345725984     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(98)00085-4     Document Type: Article

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