Factors affecting alcohol-water pervaporation performance of hydrophobic zeolite-silicone rubber mixed matrix membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 364, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 102-110

  Vane, Leland M ^a   Namboodiri, Vasudevan V ^a   Meier, Richard G ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Butanol; Ethanol; Fermentation broth; Mixed matrix Membranes; Pervaporation

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; ESTERIFICATION REACTIONS; ETHANOL WATER MIXTURES; ETHANOL-WATER; FERMENTATION BROTH; FERMENTATION BROTHS; HYDROPHOBIC ZEOLITE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MINOR CONSTITUENTS; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; N-BUTANOL; PERMSELECTIVITIES; SHORT CHAIN ALCOHOLS; SILICONE RUBBER; VAPOR-LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM; WATER PERMEABILITY; YEAST FERMENTATION; ZEOLITE PORES; ZSM-5 ZEOLITES;

ADSORPTION; BINARY MIXTURES; CALCINATION; CLARIFICATION; ELASTOMERS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; ETHANOL; EVAPORATION; FERMENTATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PERVAPORATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; RUBBER; SILICONES; WATER VAPOR; YEAST;

MATRIX ALGEBRA;

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; BUTANOL; CARBOXYLIC ACID; ESTER; SILASTIC; SILICONE; WATER; ZEOLITE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CENTRIFUGATION; ESTERIFICATION; EXPOSURE; FERMENTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST;

EID: 77957944026     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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