Molecular separation with an organic solvent nanofiltration cascade - augmenting membrane selectivity with process engineering

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 299-310

  Siew, Weiming Eugene ^a,b   Livingston, Andrew G ^b   Ates, Célal ^b   Merschaert, Alain ^b  

^a UCB PHARMA   (Belgium)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mathematical modelling; Membrane cascade; Organic solvent nanofiltration; Process control; Selectivity; Separations

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SELECTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PROCESS CONTROL; SEPARATION; SOLVENTS;

ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC PROCESS; LOW PERMEATION; MEMBRANE PROCESS; MEMBRANE SELECTIVITY; MOLECULAR SEPARATION; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION; RECYCLE SOLVENTS; SINGLE PASS; SINGLE STAGE; SOLVENT COMPOSITION; SOLVENT RECOVERY;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84873248739     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.10.028     Document Type: Article

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