Preparation of PDMS-silica nanocomposite membranes with silane coupling for recovering ethanol by pervaporation

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 420-427

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

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ethanol recovery; Fumed silica; PDMS; Pervaporation; Silane coupling

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; FEED CONCENTRATION; FEED TEMPERATURE; FUMED SILICA; FUMED SILICA PARTICLES; MAXIMUM VALUES; MICRO-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; MODIFIED SILICA PARTICLES; PDMS; PERMEATION FLUXES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE MEMBRANE; SEPARATION FACTORS; SILANE COUPLING; SILANE COUPLING REAGENT; SILICA CONTENT; SILICA NANOCOMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ETHANOL; EVAPORATION; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFILTRATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; PERVAPORATION; RECOVERY; SILICONES;

SILICA;

EID: 79952400614     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2010.527896     Document Type: Article

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