Microwave synthesis of high performance FAU-type zeolite membranes: Optimization, characterization and pervaporation dehydration of alcohols

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 337, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 47-54

  Zhu, Guangqi ^a,b   Li, Yanshuo ^a   Zhou, Han ^a,b   Liu, Jie ^a   Yang, Weishen ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

FAU type zeolite membrane; In situ synthesis; Microwave heating; Pervaporation; Taguchi experimental design

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; DEHYDRATION OF ETHANOL; FAU-TYPE ZEOLITE; FAU-TYPE ZEOLITE MEMBRANE; IN SITU SYNTHESIS; IN-SITU; ISO-PROPANOL; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS; MOLAR COMPOSITIONS; PERVAPORATION DEHYDRATION; PURE WATER; SYNTHESIS PARAMETERS; SYNTHESIZED ZEOLITE; TAGUCHI EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; TWO STAGE; WATER/ETHANOL MIXTURES; ZEOLITE LAYERS;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; ETHANOL; EVAPORATION; HEATING; HOUSING; MEMBRANES; METAL VAPOR LAMPS; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; OPTIMIZATION; PERVAPORATION; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; STATISTICS; WATER CONTENT; ZEOLITES;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE COOKING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER CONTENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 66149189096     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.03.026     Document Type: Article

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