Xylene vapor mixture separation in nanocomposite MFI-alumina tubular membranes: Influence of operating variables

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-27

  Daramola, M O ^a   Burger, A J ^a   Pera Titus, M ^b   Giroir Fendler, A ^b   Lorenzen, L ^a   Dalmon, J A ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

MFI; Nanocomposite; Separation; Xylenes; Zeolite membrane

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SYSTEMS; COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION; DETECTION LIMITS; FEED COMPOSITIONS; HIGH LOADINGS; LONG-TERM STRESS; MASS TRANSFER PROCESS; MAXIMUM VALUES; MAXWELL-STEFAN MODELS; MFI; MFI MEMBRANES; O-XYLENE; OPERATING VARIABLES; P-XYLENE; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SWEEP GAS FLOW RATE; SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUES; TUBULAR MEMBRANES; VAPOR MIXTURE; ZEOLITE MEMBRANE;

ADSORPTION; AERODYNAMICS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; FLOW OF GASES; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MIXTURES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PERVAPORATION; VAPORS; XYLENE;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIFFUSION; DISTORTION; FILM; FLOW RATE; MEMBRANE; NANOCOMPOSITE; PHASE SEPARATION; PORE SIZE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 77949359834     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390903402141     Document Type: Article

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