Dehydration of ethanol-water mixtures using asymmetric hollow fiber membranes from commercial polyimides

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 327, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 96-103

  Qiu, Wulin ^a   Kosuri, Madhava ^a   Zhou, Fangbin ^a   Koros, William J ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy efficient; Ethanol; Hollow fiber membrane; Pervaporation; Polyimide

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENT; ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HOLLOW FIBERS; LONG TERM; LONG TERM STABILITY; POLYIMIDE; SEPARATION FACTORS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; WATER MIXTURES;

ANNEALING; DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATION; FIBERS; MEMBRANES; MIXTURES; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PERVAPORATION; POLYAMIDEIMIDES; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERS; SEPARATION; SPINNING (FIBERS); VAPOR PRESSURE;

ETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; POLYIMIDE; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 58649083691     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.11.029     Document Type: Article

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