Technical and economic evaluation of the separation of light olefins (ethylene and propylene) by using p-complexation with silver salts

CTyF - Ciencia, Tecnologia y Futuro

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 73-88

  Salgado Gordon, Hernando José ^a   Valbuena Moreno, Gleidy ^a  

^a Refinería de Barrancabermeja   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Chemical affinity; Hybrid processes; Silver nitrate; Sustainable technologies

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ETHYLENE; METAL IONS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PROPYLENE; SALTS; SEPARATION; SILVER HALIDES;

CHEMICAL AFFINITIES; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; HOLLOW FIBER MODULE; HYBRID PROCESS; PROCESSING CAPACITIES; SILVER NITRATES; SUSTAINABLE PROCESS; SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY;

COMPLEXATION;

ALKENE; CATION; COMPLEXATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE; PRODUCTION COST; SEPARATION; SILVER; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 80054848991     PISSN: 01225383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.29047/01225383.240     Document Type: Article

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