Experimental studies on the effect of inert gases on diffusion distillation of ethanol-water mixtures

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1495-1500

  Singh, Neetu ^a   Prasad, Ram ^a  

^a CSJM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anhydrous ethanol; Azeotrope; Diffusion distillation; Fuel ethanol; Inert gas; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

ANHYDROUS ETHANOL; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; DEGREE OF SEPARATION; ETHANOL WATER MIXTURES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FEED COMPOSITIONS; FUEL ETHANOL; FUEL GRADE ETHANOL; HEAVY INERT GAS; MOLAR FLUX; TRANSFER RATES; VAPORIZATION TEMPERATURE;

ARGON; AZEOTROPES; DIFFUSION; DISTILLATION; ETHANOL; HEAVY WATER; HELIUM; VAPORIZATION;

GASES;

ALCOHOL; ARGON; HELIUM; WATER;

AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS DIFFUSION; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; TOTAL MOLAR FLUX; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 80855132819     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2659     Document Type: Article

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