Comparative study of the separation of methanol-methyl acetate mixtures by pervaporation and vapor permeation using a commercial membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 280, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 582-593

  Gorri, Daniel ^a   Ibáñez, Raquel ^a   Ortiz, Inmaculada ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Methanol; Methyl acetate; Organic separation; Pervaporation; Vapor permeation

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANOL; PERVAPORATION;

METHYL ACETATE; ORGANIC SEPARATION; SOLUTION-DIFFUSION MODEL; VAPOR PERMEATION;

BINARY MIXTURES;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; METHANOL;

BINARY MIXTURES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANOL; PERVAPORATION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR;

EID: 33745700027     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2006.02.016     Document Type: Article

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