Layered hydrophilic/hydrophobic fiber media for water-in-oil coalescence

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 85, Issue , 2012, Pages 157-164

  Kulkarni, Prashant S ^a   Patel, Shagufta U ^a   Chase, George G ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Fibrous filters; Modified Washburn's equation; Wettability

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION FLUIDS; FIBER COMPOSITION; FIBROUS FILTERS; FILTER MEDIA; FILTER MEDIUMS; FILTER PERFORMANCE; HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC; LAYERED MEDIA; LIQUID-LIQUIDS; MODIFIED WASHBURN'S EQUATION; POLYESTER FIBER; PROPERTIES OF FIBER; TEST LIQUID; WATER DROPLETS; WATER IN OIL EMULSIONS; WATER-IN-OIL; WETTING PROPERTY;

COALESCENCE; DIESEL FUELS; EMULSIONS; FIBERS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FLOCCULATION; GLASS FIBERS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WETTING;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84855805277     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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