Separation of ethanol-water liquid mixtures by adsorption on silicalite

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 180, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-144

  Delgado, José A ^a   Uguina, María A ^a   Sotelo, José L ^a   Águeda, Vicente I ^a   García, Alvaro ^a   Roldán, Angel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Adsorption modelling; Aqueous mixture; Bioethanol; Column dynamics; Silicalite

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION PROCESS; AQUEOUS MIXTURES; COLUMN DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION RANGES; CONCENTRATION-SWING ADSORPTIONS; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; DEVELOPED MODEL; ETHANOL WATER MIXTURES; ETHANOL-WATER; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUEL GRADE ETHANOL; LABORATORY COLUMNS; LIQUID MIXTURE; LOW ENERGIES; MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCES; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; SILICALITE; THEORETICAL MODELS; THERMAL SWING ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; BIOETHANOL; DYNAMICS; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MIXTURES; RECOVERY; SEPARATION;

ETHANOL;

EID: 84455169430     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.11.026     Document Type: Article

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