Membrane-assisted vapor stripping: Energy efficient hybrid distillation - Vapor permeation process for alcohol - Water separation

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1275-1287

  Vane, Leland M ^a   Alvarez, Franklin R ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Dehydration; Ethanol; Fermentation; Vapor permeation

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENHANCED RECOVERY; ETHANOL; FUELS; ISOMERS; PERMEATION; SEPARATION; STRIPPING (DYES); VAPORS;

BIOFUEL; DEHYDRATION; ENERGY-EFFICIENT; FERMENTATION; VAPOR PERMEATION;

WATER VAPOR;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; EFFLUENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEAT; HYBRID; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE COMPONENT; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PROCESS MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS; VAPOR;

EID: 50849142533     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1941     Document Type: Article

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