Treatment of gas containing hydrophobic VOCs by a hybrid absorption-pervaporation process: The case of toluene

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2576-2589

  Heymes, Frederic ^a   Demoustier, Peggy Manno ^b   Charbit, Françoise ^b   Fanlo, Jean Louis ^a   Moulin, Philippe ^b  

^a ECOLE DES MINES D ALÈS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Absorption; Chemical processes; Environment; Mass transfer; Membranes; Packed bed

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS TRANSFER; PACKED BEDS; PERVAPORATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL PROCESSES; MEMBRANE LAYERS; PACKED COLUMN; TRANSFER RESISTANCE;

WASTE TREATMENT;

ABSORPTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS TRANSFER; PACKED BEDS; PERVAPORATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 34047097016     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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