Processing and engineering of pervaporation dehydration of ethylene glycol via dual-layer polybenzimidazole (PBI)/polyetherimide (PEI) membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 378, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 339-350

  Wang, Yan ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a   Neo, Bernard Weijie ^a   Gruender, Michael ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b PBI Performance Products Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethylene glycol; Feed composition; Operation conditions; Operation temperature; Permeate pressure; Pervaporation dehydration; Polybenzimidazole

Indexed keywords

FEED COMPOSITIONS; OPERATION CONDITIONS; OPERATION TEMPERATURE; PERMEATE PRESSURES; PERVAPORATION DEHYDRATION; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE;

BENCHMARKING; DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; ETHERS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; EVAPORATION; MEMBRANES; SORPTION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

PERVAPORATION;

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; IMIDE; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYETHERIMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; PERVAPORATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79959940432     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.05.020     Document Type: Article

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