Pervaporative separation of azeotropic methanol/toluene mixtures in polyurethane-poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PU-PDMS) blend membranes: Correlation with sorption and diffusion behaviors in a binary solution system

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 347, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 108-115

  Lue, Shingjiang Jessie ^a   Ou, Jia Shyang ^a   Kuo, Chun Hung ^a   Chen, Hsin Yi ^a   Yang, Tzu Huai ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Binary mixtures; Diffusivity coupling; Flory Huggins model; Pervaporation; Polymer blend

Indexed keywords

AZEOTROPIC COMPOSITION; AZEOTROPIC MIXTURE; BINARY SOLUTIONS; BLEND MEMBRANES; COMPETITIVE SORPTION; COUPLING PHENOMENA; DIFFUSION BEHAVIOR; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; DIFFUSION EFFECTS; DIFFUSIVITIES; DIFFUSIVITY-COUPLING; FLORY-HUGGINS; FLORY-HUGGINS MODEL; INTERACTION PARAMETERS; MATRIX; METHANOL MOLECULES; PERMEANTS; PERVAPORATIVE SEPARATION; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; PRISTINE POLYMERS; PURE SOLVENTS; PV PERFORMANCE; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; SINGLE SOLVENTS; SORPTION CHARACTERISTICS; SORPTION SELECTIVITY; SWOLLEN POLYMERS;

DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; METHANOL; MICROCHANNELS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PERVAPORATION; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERS; SILICONES; SORPTION; TOLUENE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BINARY MIXTURES;

DIMETICONE; METHANOL; POLYURETHAN; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 71449091859     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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