Pebax/POSS mixed matrix membranes for ethanol recovery from aqueous solutions via pervaporation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 379, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 174-183

  Le, Ngoc Lieu ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ethanol recovery; Mixed matrix membrane; Pebax; Pervaporation; POSS

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER FORMATIONS; DRIVING FORCES; ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; FEED TEMPERATURE; HYBRID MEMBRANE; MAXIMUM VALUES; MEMBRANE SELECTIVITY; MEMBRANE SWELLING; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PEBAX; PERMEATING MOLECULE; PERMEATION FLUXES; PERVAPORATION SEPARATION; POSS; SEPARATION FACTORS;

ETHANOL; ETHERS; EVAPORATION; PERMEATION; PERVAPORATION; RECOVERY; SORPTION; TEMPERATURE;

MEMBRANES;

ALCOHOL; NANOPARTICLE; POLYETHER BLOCK AMIDE; POLYHEDRAL OLIGOSILSESQUIOXANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANE; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79960630561     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.05.060     Document Type: Article

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