Tubular composite PVA ceramic supported membrane for bio-ethanol production

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2703-2712

  Samei, Mohammad ^a   Mohammadi, Toraj ^a   Asadi, Amir Atabak ^a,b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Ceramic supported PVA membrane; Composite membranes; Pervaporation

Indexed keywords

BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; HIGH-PRESSURE GRADIENT; OPERATING CONDITION; PERVAPORATION PERFORMANCE; PERVAPORATION SEPARATION INDEX; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); PVA MEMBRANE; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE;

BIOETHANOL; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ETHANOL; EVAPORATION; MEMBRANES; PERVAPORATION; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA;

PERMEATION;

EID: 84889080627     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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