Vapor-permeation-aided esterification of isopropanol/propionic acid using NaA and PERVAP® 2201 membranes

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 355-363

  Ameri, Elham ^a   Moheb, Ahmad ^a   Roodpeyma, Shapoor ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Esterification; Isopropyl propionate; Membrane reactor; PERVAP 2201; Zeolite membrane

Indexed keywords

COMBINED PROCESS; COUPLED PROCESS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE TYPES; MOLAR RATIO; PROPIONIC ACIDS; REACTION ATMOSPHERES; REVERSIBLE ESTERIFICATION; SULFONIC ACID; VAPOR PERMEATION; WATER FLUX; ZEOLITE MEMBRANE;

ACIDS; BATCH REACTORS; BIOREACTORS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYMERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOLUENE; WATER VAPOR;

PERMEATION;

EID: 77954533806     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.05.018     Document Type: Article

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