Separation of azeotropic dimethylcarbonate/methanol mixtures by pervaporation: Sorption and diffusion behaviors in the pure and nano silica filled pdms membranes

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1396-1405

  Wang, Lei ^a   Han, Xiaolong ^a   Li, Jiding ^a   Zhan, Xia ^a   Chen, Jian ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dimethylcarbonate methanol separation; Pervaporation; Polydimethylsiloxane; Sorption diffusion

Indexed keywords

BINARY MOLECULES; DIFFUSION BEHAVIOR; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; DIFFUSION SELECTIVITY; DIMETHYL CARBONATE; DIMETHYLCARBONATE/METHANOL SEPARATION; FICK'S LAW; FLORY-HUGGINS MODEL; METHANOL MOLECULES; MODEL PREDICTION; NANO-SILICA; PDMS MEMBRANE; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE MEMBRANE; PV PERFORMANCE; QUALITATIVE ESTIMATION; SOLVENT UPTAKE; SORPTION SELECTIVITY;

DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PERVAPORATION; SILICA; SILICONES;

SORPTION;

EID: 79958696634     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2011.571227     Document Type: Article

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