Separation of methanol-n-butyl acetate mixtures by pervaporation: Potential of 10 commercial membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 429, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-12

  Luis, Patricia ^a   Degrève, Jan ^a   der Bruggen, Bart Van ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Butyl acetate; Commercial membranes; Methanol; Pervaporation; Transesterification reaction

Indexed keywords

BUTYL ACETATE; FEED CONCENTRATION; HYBRID CONFIGURATIONS; PERVAPORATION MEMBRANES; REACTION MEDIA; TEMPERATURE DECREASE; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; THREE TEMPERATURE; TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION;

BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; EVAPORATION; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; PERVAPORATION; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BUTYL ACETATE; METHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMERSION; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

EID: 84871454898     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.11.034     Document Type: Article

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