The use of integrated countercurrent nanofiltration cascades for advanced separations

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 391-398

  Caus, Alexander ^a   Braeken, Leen ^a,b   Boussu, Katleen ^a   Van der Bruggen, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Department of Industrial Sciences and Technology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cascade; Nanofiltration; Recycle; Separation factor

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CASCADE; CASCADE CONFIGURATION; COUNTER CURRENT; FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION; HIGH SELECTIVITY; MEMBRANE CHARACTERISTICS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPTIMAL NUMBER; ORGANIC COMPONENTS; PRODUCT PURITY; PRODUCT RECOVERY; RECYCLE; RETENTATE; SEPARATION FACTOR; SEPARATION FACTORS; SINGLE STAGE;

DISTILLATION; NANOFILTRATION; RECYCLING; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

RECOVERY;

MALTOSE; XYLOSE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COUNTERCURRENT EXTRACTION; MEMBRANE FILTER; NANOFILTRATION; PURIFICATION; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 66149103267     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2052     Document Type: Article

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