Performance of a nanofiltration membrane for removal of ethanol from aqueous solutions by pervaporation

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-63

  Verhoef, Adrian ^a   Figoli, Alberto ^b   Leen, Bram ^a   Bettens, Ben ^a   Drioli, Enrico ^b   Van der Bruggen, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcoholic solutions; Nanofiltration membrane; PDMS membranes; Pervaporation

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHANOL; PERMEATION; PERVAPORATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS;

FEED ETHANOL; MULTICOMPONENT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; MULTICOMPONENT MIXTURES; PDMS MEMBRANES; PERVAPORATION MEMBRANES;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

EID: 39849089761     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2007.07.044     Document Type: Article

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