Pervaporation dehydration of ethylene glycol through polybenzimidazole (PBI)-based membranes. 1. Membrane fabrication

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 363, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 149-159

  Wang, Yan ^a   Gruender, Michael ^b   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b PBI Performance Products Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Dewater; Dual layer hollow fiber membrane; Ethylene glycol; Pervaporation; Polybenzimidazole

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; DENSE MEMBRANE; DEWATER; DUAL LAYER; DUAL-LAYER HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; LIQUID SEPARATION; MEMBRANE FABRICATION; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY; MULTILAYER MEMBRANES; PERMEATION FLUXES; PERVAPORATION DEHYDRATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING; SELECTIVE LAYERS; SEPARATION FACTORS; SEPARATION LAYERS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SINGLE LAYER; SPINNING PARAMETERS; SWELLING CHARACTERISTICS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; ULTRA-THIN;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; EVAPORATION; FIBERS; PERVAPORATION; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

SPINNING (FIBERS);

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYETHERIMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MISCIBILITY; PERVAPORATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 77956284071     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.07.024     Document Type: Article

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