A review of water recovery by vapour permeation through membranes

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 259-266

  Bolto, Brian ^a   Hoang, Manh ^a   Xie, Zongli ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gas drying; Pervaporation; Solvent dehydration; Steam recovery; Vapour permeation

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATION; PERMEATION; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; RECOVERY; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; STEAM; ZEOLITES;

FEED SIDE; GAS DRYING; HIGH PRESSURE; INORGANICS; PERMEABLE BARRIER; SOLVENT DEHYDRATION; STEAM RECOVERIES; VAPOUR PERMEATION; WASTE STEAMS; WATER RECOVERY;

PERVAPORATION;

ALCOHOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NATURAL GAS; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC SOLVENT; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SILICON; ZEOLITE;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; HIGH PRESSURE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; RECYCLING; SEPARATION; SILICA; ZEOLITE;

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ATMOSPHERE; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; HYDROPHILICITY; MATERIAL STATE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PERVAPORATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; VAPOUR PERMEATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TRANSPORT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84355161534     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.10.052     Document Type: Review

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