Separation of ethanol-water mixtures using molecular sieves and biobased adsorbents

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 855-864

  Al Asheh, S ^a   Banat, F ^a   Al Lagtah, N ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Azeotrope; Biobased sorbents; Ethanol water; Molecular sieves

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; ISOTHERMS; MOLECULAR SIEVES; SEPARATION; WATER;

BIOBASED ADSORBENTS; NATURAL CORNCOBS;

ETHANOL;

AZEOTROPIC MIXTURE; ETHANOL; MOLECULAR SIEVE; SEPARATION; WATER;

EID: 3242658360     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/0263876041596779     Document Type: Article

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