Efficient ethanol recovery from yeast fermentation broth with integrated distillation-membrane process

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1033-1041

  Vane, Leland M ^a   Alvarez, Franklin R ^a   Rosenblum, Laura ^b   Govindaswamy, Shekar ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF RECOVERY; DEHYDRATION OF ETHANOL; ENERGY USAGE; ETHANOL WATER MIXTURES; ETHANOL-WATER SOLUTIONS; FERMENTATION BROTHS; FERMENTATION PRODUCTS; HYBRID PROCESS; MEMBRANE PERMEANCE; PERMSELECTIVITIES; SIMPLE ALCOHOLS; VAPOR COMPRESSION; VAPOR PERMEATION; VAPOR-LIQUID; YEAST FERMENTATION;

BINARY MIXTURES; DISTILLATION; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; MOLECULAR SIEVES; ORGANIC ACIDS; RECOVERY; YEAST;

VAPORS;

EID: 84872898046     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie2024917     Document Type: Article

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