Pervaporation performance of a composite bacterial cellulose membrane: Dehydration of binary aqueous-organic mixtures

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 547-552

  Ramana, K V ^a   Ganesan, K ^b   Singh, Lokendra ^b  

^a DEFENCE FOOD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Acetobacter xylinum; Azeotrope; Cellulose; Dehydration; Ethanol; Pervaporation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLULOSE; DEHYDRATION; PERVAPORATION;

ACETOBACTER XYLINUM; AZEOTROPE;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

BACTERIA; CELLULOSE; DEHYDRATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS;

EID: 33744546128     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-005-9069-1     Document Type: Article

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