Analysis and optimization of continuous organic solvent nanofiltration by membrane cascade for pharmaceutical separation

AIChE Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 931-948

  Abejón, Ricardo ^a   Garea, Aurora ^a   Irabien, Angel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Membrane cascade; Multiobjective optimization; Organic solvent nanofiltration; Pharmaceuticals; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894028562     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14345     Document Type: Article

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