Separation of volatile organic compounds (BTEX) from aqueous solutions by a composite organophilic hollow fiber membrane-based pervaporation process

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 319, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 82-90

  Yahaya, Garba O ^a  

^a YANBU INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

BTEX; Composite hollow fiber membrane; Pervaporation; Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS); VOCs

Indexed keywords

FIBROUS MEMBRANES; PERVAPORATION; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; SOLUTIONS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON CHEMICALS; COMPOSITE HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; DIMETICONE; ETHYLBENZENE; POLYPROPYLENE; SILASTIC; TOLUENE; VINYL DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

FIBROUS MEMBRANES; PERVAPORATION; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; SOLUTIONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST; ENERGY; FLOW RATE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PERVAPORATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 44249108052     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.03.024     Document Type: Article

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