Nanometric thin skinned dual-layer hollow fiber membranes for dehydration of isopropanol

AIChE Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2943-2956

  Tang, Yu Pan ^a,b   Widjojo, Natalia ^c   Chung, Tai Shung ^a,b   Weber, Martin ^d   Maletzko, Christian ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c A GMM/F   (Singapore)

^d BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dual layer hollow fiber membrane; Isopropanol dehydration; Pervaporation; Positron annihilation spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION TEMPERATURE; DUAL-LAYER HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ISOPROPANOL AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; ISOPROPANOL DEHYDRATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY (PAS); POST THERMAL TREATMENT; SULFONATED POLYPHENYLSULFONE;

EVAPORATION; FIBERS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; MEMBRANES; PERVAPORATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY;

DEHYDRATION;

EID: 84880645596     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14067     Document Type: Article

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