Pervaporation and Vapor Permeation Tutorial: Membrane Processes for the Selective Separation of Liquid and Vapor Mixtures

Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia)

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 429-437

  Vane, Leland M ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

membrane separation; pervaporation; solution diffusion; vapor permeation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; CONVENTIONAL SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY; DRIVING FORCES; FERMENTATION BROTHS; LIQUID PRESSURE GRADIENT; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; MEMBRANE PROCESS; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; MEMBRANE-BASED PROCESS; MISCIBLE LIQUIDS; ORGANIC-ORGANIC SEPARATION; REMOVAL OF SULFUR; SELECTIVE SEPARATION; SOLUTION-DIFFUSION; VAPOR MIXTURE; VAPOR PERMEATION;

ETHANOL; EVAPORATION; LIQUIDS; MICROFILTRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PERMEATION; PERVAPORATION; SORPTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

VAPORS;

EID: 84873824432     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2012.725792     Document Type: Article

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27. *This manuscript is part of an evolving virtual issue on Water Treatment and Re-Use and the Water-Energy Nexus which was facilitated by the Engineering Conferences International Meeting (of the same name) held in Cancun, Mexico January 8-12, 2012 and supported by NSF CBET 1157131 and W. L. Gore, Inc.