Separation of butanol from ABE mixtures by sweep gas pervaporation using a supported gelled ionic liquid membrane: Analysis of transport phenomena and selectivity

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 444, Issue , 2013, Pages 201-212

  Plaza, A ^a   Merlet, G ^a   Hasanoglu, A ^a,b   Isaacs, M ^c   Sanchez, J ^d   Romero, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Butanol; Gelled ionic liquid; Mass transfer; Pervaporation; Supported liquid membranes

Indexed keywords

ABE FERMENTATIONS; ACETONE-BUTANOL-ETHANOL; EVAPORATION PROCESS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE); RESISTANCE-IN-SERIES MODEL; SUPPORTED IONIC LIQUID MEMBRANE; SUPPORTED LIQUID MEMBRANE; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA;

ACETONE; BUTENES; EVAPORATION; FERMENTATION; GASES; GELATION; IONIC LIQUIDS; LIQUID MEMBRANES; MASS TRANSFER; MIXTURES; PERVAPORATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; BUTANOL; IONIC LIQUID; POLITEF;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVAPORATION; GAS; GELATION; LIQUID MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PERVAPORATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84879262734     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.04.034     Document Type: Article

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