Novel approach for the development of pervaporation membranes using sodium alginate and chitosan-wrapped multiwalled carbon nanotubes for the dehydration of isopropanol

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 425-426, Issue , 2013, Pages 77-88

  Sajjan, A M ^a   Jeevan Kumar, B K ^a   Kittur, A A ^b   Kariduraganavar, M Y ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SDM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Activation energy; MWCNTs; Pervaporation; Selectivity; Sodium alginate

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION PARAMETER; ARRHENIUS; AZEOTROPIC POINTS; FEED COMPOSITIONS; HEAT OF SORPTION; ISO-PROPANOLS; LANGMUIRS; MWCNTS; PERVAPORATION DEHYDRATION; PERVAPORATION MEMBRANES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEPARATION ABILITY; SEPARATION SELECTIVITY; SODIUM ALGINATES; SOLUTION TECHNIQUES; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT DIFFUSION; TOTAL FLUX; WATER PERMEATION; WATER-ISOPROPANOL MIXTURES; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHITOSAN; DEHYDRATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EVAPORATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PERMEATION; PERVAPORATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORPTION; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MEMBRANES;

2 PROPANOL; ALGINIC ACID; CHITOSAN; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFUSION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PERVAPORATION; PHASE SEPARATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84870163223     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.08.042     Document Type: Article

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