Separation of p-xylene from ternary xylene mixture using silicalite-1membrane: Process optimization studies

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-225

  Yeong, Yin Fong ^a   Abdullah, Ahmad Zuhairi ^a   Ahmad, Abdul Latif ^a   Bhatia, Subhash ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Design of experiments (DoE); Optimization; Separation; Silicalite 1 membrane; Ternary xylene mixture

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE ERRORS; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS (DOE); M-XYLENE; O-XYLENE; OPTIMIZATION CRITERIA; P-XYLENE; PROCESS OPERATION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SEPARATION FACTORS; SEPARATION PROCESS; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS; SILICALITE-1 MEMBRANE; TERNARY XYLENE MIXTURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL RESPONSE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; ISOMERS; MIXTURES; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROCESS CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEPARATION; SILICATE MINERALS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; XYLENE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA);

XYLENE; ZEOLITE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 75149198117     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2291     Document Type: Article

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