Separation of propylene/propane mixtures using Ag+-RTIL solutions. Evaluation and comparison of the performance of gas-liquid contactors

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 360, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 130-141

  Ortiz, Alfredo ^a   Gorri, Daniel ^a   Irabien, Ángel ^a   Ortiz, Inmaculada ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

BmimBF4; Membrane contactor; Propane mixtures; Propylene; Reactive absorption; Silver; Stirred tank

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CAPACITY; ABSORPTION RATES; AQUEOUS MEDIA; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CHARACTERISTIC PARAMETER; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GAS FEED COMPOSITION; GAS-LIQUID CONTACTORS; INSTANTANEOUS REACTION; IONIC LIQUID MEDIA; MASS BALANCE; MASS TRANSFER PARAMETERS; MASS TRANSPORT; MASS TRANSPORT COEFFICIENTS; MEMBRANE CONTACTOR; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATION VARIABLES; PROPANE MIXTURES; REACTIVE ABSORPTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMI-BATCH; SILVER CONCENTRATION; SILVER ION CONCENTRATION; SILVER IONS; SILVER SALTS; STIRRED TANK;

COSMOLOGY; DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; GAS ABSORPTION; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GAS MIXTURES; IONIC LIQUIDS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAL IONS; PROPANE; PROPYLENE;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

1 BUTYL 3 METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE; ALKENE; IONIC LIQUID; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; SILVER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID CULTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STIRRED REACTOR; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 77954219542     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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