Pervaporation study for the dehydration of tetrahydrofuran-water mixtures by polymeric and ceramic membranes

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1673-1684

  McGinness, Colleen A ^a   Slater, C Stewart ^a   Savelski, Mariano J ^a  

^a Rowan University   (United States)

Author keywords

Pervaporation; Polyvinyl alcohol membrane; Solvent dehydration; Tetrahydrofuran

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; EVAPORATION; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; OXIDES; PERVAPORATION; SILICA; SOLVENTS;

EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; EXPONENTIAL RATES; FASTER RATES; FEED CONDITIONS; FEED SOLUTIONS; FEED TEMPERATURES; HIGH FEEDS; OPERATING VARIABLES; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; OVERALL MODELS; PERMEATE CONCENTRATIONS; PERMEATE PRESSURES; PVA MEMBRANES; SCALE-UP; SEPARATION ABILITIES; SILICA MEMBRANES; SOLVENT DEHYDRATION; TETRAHYDROFURAN; TETRAHYDROFURAN SOLVENTS; THF SOLVENTS; WATER MIXTURES; WATER WASTES;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRAHYDROFURAN; WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CERAMIC MEMBRANE; PERVAPORATION; POLYMERIC MEMBRANE; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE;

CERAMICS; FURANS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 55749096750     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520802330107     Document Type: Article

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