Overview of alternative ethanol removal techniques for enhancing bioethanol recovery from fermentation broth

H Zentou, ZZ Abidin, R Yunus, DR Awang Biak… - Processes, 2019 - mdpi.com
This study aims at reviewing the alternative techniques for bioethanol recovery, highlighting
its advantages and disadvantages, and to investigate the technical challenges facing these …

Mass transport mechanisms within pervaporation membranes

Y Song, F Pan, Y Li, K Quan, Z Jiang - Frontiers of Chemical Science and …, 2019 - Springer
Pervaporation is an energy-efficient membrane technology for separating liquid molecules
of similar physical properties, which may compete or combine with distillation separation …

Nanodiamond-filled chitosan as an efficient adsorbent for anionic dye removal from aqueous solutions

M Raeiszadeh, A Hakimian, A Shojaei… - Journal of Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
A series of novel chitosan/nanodiamond (CTS/ND) composites containing NDs with variable
surface carboxyl groups and various concentrations were prepared using solution casting …

The validity of the time-lag method for the characterization of mixed-matrix membranes

H Wu, J Thibault, B Kruczek - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The time-lag method is commonly used for the characterization of gas separation
membranes. It allows the determination of the diffusion, permeability, and solubility …

Fabrication of MWCNTs/PDMS mixed matrix membranes for recovery of volatile aromatic compounds from brewed black tea

J Li, H Liao, Y Sun, R Li, B Zhu, Z Zhong… - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNTs)/polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) mixed matrix
pervaporation membrane with a dipping amount of 2% was successfully fabricated and …

Gas permeation model of mixed-matrix membranes with embedded impermeable cuboid nanoparticles

H Wu, M Zamanian, B Kruczek, J Thibault - Membranes, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the packaging industry, the barrier property of packaging materials is of paramount
importance. The enhancement of barrier properties of materials can be achieved by adding …

Blend cellulose acetate butyrate/functionalised multi-walled carbon nanotubes mixed matrix membrane for enhanced CO2/N2 separation with kinetic sorption study

RJ Lee, ZA Jawad, HB Chua, AL Ahmad - Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The significant breakthroughs of the membrane technology, specifically the blend mixed
matrix membrane (MMM) has revealed a promising carbon dioxide (CO 2)/nitrogen (N 2) …

Synthetic polymeric membranes for gas and vapor separations

SA Hashemifard, A Khosravi, F Abdollahi… - … for Advanced Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
A number of valuable studies have been conducted on membranes gas and vapor
separation. We aim to focus on the recent achievements in this field. In this chapter, after a …

Description of butanol aqueous solution transport through commercial PDMS pervaporation membrane using extended Maxwell–Stefan model

A Ebneyamini, H Azimi, J Thibault… - Separation Science and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The mass transport of components during the pervaporation of binary butanol aqueous
solutions using commercial PDMS membranes has been investigated. A simplified …

On the limitation of the time-lag method for characterizing mixed-matrix membranes embedding filler particles of different permeability

H Wu, J Thibault, B Kruczek - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The effective diffusivity, permeability, and solubility coefficients of the materials for gas
separation membranes are usually determined by the time-lag method in a single dynamic …