Pervaporation of methanol/dimethyl carbonate using SiO2 membranes with nano-tuned pore sizes and surface chemistry

AIChE Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2079-2089

  Tsuru, Toshinori ^a   Sasaki, Akifumi ^a   Kanezashi, Masakoto ^a   Yoshioka, Tomohisa ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Methanol dimethyl carbonate; Pervaporation; Silica membrane

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION EXPERIMENT; DIFFERENT PORE SIZES; MIXED SYSTEMS; PERMSELECTIVITIES; POROUS MEMBRANES; POROUS SILICA MEMBRANES; POWDERED SAMPLES; PV PERFORMANCE; SELECTIVE ADSORPTION; SEPARATION FACTORS; SILICA MEMBRANE; SOL-GEL PROCESSING; TIO;

ADSORPTION; CARBONATION; EVAPORATION; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; PERVAPORATION; PORE SIZE; SILICA; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79960206720     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12436     Document Type: Article

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