PVDF/nanosilica dual-layer hollow fibers with enhanced selectivity and flux as novel membranes for ethanol recovery

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 978-993

  Sukitpaneenit, Panu ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWNSTREAM PRESSURE; DUAL LAYER; DUAL-LAYER HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; DUAL-LAYER HOLLOW FIBERS; ETHANOL-WATER SEPARATION; HIGH FLUX; HYBRID MEMBRANE; INORGANIC MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY; NANOPORE SIZE; PERVAPORATION MEMBRANES; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; PORE-FLOW MODEL; POROUS SUBSTRATES; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; SEPARATION FACTORS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SURFACE POROSITY;

COEXTRUSION; ETHANOL; EVAPORATION; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; PERVAPORATION;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84860137246     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie202116h     Document Type: Conference Paper

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