A review of membrane materials for ethanol recovery by pervaporation

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 234-246

  Peng, Ping ^a   Shi, Baoli ^a   Lan, Yongqiang ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ethanol recovery; Membrane materials; Pdms; Pervaporation

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROCESS; ENERGY CRISIS; ETHANOL AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; FERMENTATION SYSTEMS; KEY ELEMENTS; MEMBRANE MATERIAL; MEMBRANE MATERIALS; OIL PRICES; OIL RESOURCE; PDMS; PERVAPORATION SEPARATION; SEPARATION MEMBRANES;

ENERGY POLICY; ETHANOL; EVAPORATION; FERMENTATION; PERVAPORATION; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; RECOVERY;

PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES;

EID: 78751609211     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2010.504681     Document Type: Review

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