Development of flat-sheet membranes for C1-C4 alcohols dehydration via pervaporation from sulfonated polyphenylsulfone (sPPSU)

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 415-416, Issue , 2012, Pages 686-695

  Tang, Yupan ^a,b   Widjojo, Natalia ^b   Shi, Gui Min ^b   Chung, Tai Shung ^a,b   Weber, Martin ^c   Maletzko, Christian ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

C1 C4 alcohols; Dehydration; Pervaporation; Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU); Sulfonated PPSU (sPPSU)

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF SULFONATION; FAVORABLE INTERACTIONS; FEED COMPONENTS; FLAT-SHEET MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; METHANOL DEHYDRATION; METHANOL PURIFICATION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PERMEABILITY INCREASE; PERMEATION FLUXES; PERVAPORATION CHARACTERISTICS; PERVAPORATION MEMBRANES; POLYMER CHAINS; POLYPHENYLSULFONE; PREFERENTIAL DIFFUSION; SEPARATION FACTORS; SULFONATED PPSU (SPPSU); TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; EVAPORATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANOL; PERVAPORATION; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SORPTION; SULFONATION;

DEHYDRATION;

ALCOHOL; METHANOL; POLYMER; POLYPHENYLSULFONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84864747464     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.05.056     Document Type: Article

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