Water diffusivity suppression and ethanol-over-water diffusion selectivity enhancement for ethanol/water mixtures in polydimethylsiloxane-zeolite membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 415-416, Issue , 2012, Pages 635-643

  Lue, Shingjiang Jessie ^a   Yang, Tzu Huai ^a   Chang, Kai Shiun ^b   Tung, Kuo Lun ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diffusion selectivity; Ethanol aqueous solutions; MFI zeolite; Mixed matrix membranes; Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION SELECTIVITY; ETHANOL AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; MFI ZEOLITE; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS;

BINARY MIXTURES; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; ETHANOL; MEMBRANES; MICROCHANNELS; MOLECULES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SORPTION;

SILICONES;

ALCOHOL; DIMETICONE; SOLVENT; WATER; ZEOLITE;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; MEMBRANE MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84864739400     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.05.044     Document Type: Article

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