Separation of 1-butanol by pervaporation using a novel tri-layer PDMS composite membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 363, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 287-294

  Li, Si Yu ^a   Srivastava, Ranjan ^a   Parnas, Richard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

1 Butanol; Dual support; Pervaporation; Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composite membrane

Indexed keywords

1-BUTANOL; ACTIVE LAYER; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; DUAL SUPPORT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FEED CONCENTRATION; FEED SOLUTION; HIGH POROSITY; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MECHANICAL STIFFNESS; METAL-SUPPORTS; OVERALL MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE (PDMS) COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; RESISTANCE-IN-SERIES MODEL; SEMI-EMPIRICAL; SEPARATION FACTORS; SUPPORT LAYER; TOTAL FLUX; WATER FLUX;

ALCOHOLS; EVAPORATION; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; MICROCHANNELS; PERVAPORATION; SOLUTIONS;

SILICONES;

BUTANOL; DIMETICONE; POLYETHYLENE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; PERVAPORATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 77956287869     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.07.042     Document Type: Article

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