A novel ethanol dehydration process by forward osmosis

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 232, Issue , 2013, Pages 397-404

  Zhang, Xiwang ^a,b   Ning, Ziyao ^a   Wang, David K ^a   Diniz da Costa, João C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Forward ethanol flux; Forward osmosis; Reverse salt flux

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE; COMMERCIAL CELLULOSE; ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; FORWARD OSMOSIS; MEMBRANE DURABILITY; MEMBRANE ORIENTATION; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; SALT FLUX;

BIOETHANOL; DEHYDRATION; ENERGY POLICY; GLOBAL WARMING; MEMBRANES; OSMOSIS;

ETHANOL;

EID: 84882973539     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.07.106     Document Type: Article

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