Coupled concentration-dependent diffusivities of ethanol/water mixtures through a polymeric membrane: Effect on pervaporative flux and diffusivity profiles

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 443, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-9

  Yang, Tzu Huai ^a   Lue, Shingjiang Jessie ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aqueous ethanol solutions; Concentration profile; Diffusivity profile; Flux estimate; Mass transfer

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS ETHANOL SOLUTIONS; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CONCENTRATION-DEPENDENT; ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; ETHANOL/WATER MIXTURES; MAXWELL-STEFAN EQUATIONS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS;

DATA INTEGRATION; ETHANOL; FICK'S LAWS; MASS TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; MIXTURES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SEPARATION; SILICONES;

MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

ALCOHOL; DIMETICONE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; MOLECULAR MODEL; PERVAPORATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE;

EID: 84878255240     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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