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Pervaporation

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The basic principles of the pervaporation process are presented in an overall view intended as an introduction to this unconventional technique. The mass transfer within, the membrane for pure liquid and for liquid mixtures is discussed. Limitations due to concentration polarization and temperature drop at the membrane interface are considered. Basic calculations are given for cross-flow continuous pervaporation and some potential applications are explained. Possible improvements of both membrane and. process design are reviewed.

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  1. Laboratoire de Génie Chimique (CNRS L.A. 192), Université Paul Sabatier, 118, route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse CEDEX, France

    Philippe Aptel

  2. Laboratoire de Chimie-Physique Macromoléculaire (CNRS E.R.A. 23), Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques, 1, rue Grandville, 54042, Nancy CEDEX, France

    Jean Néel

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  1. Chemical Engineering Section, Biomedical Engineering & Instrumentation Branch, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    P. M. Bungay

  2. Bend Research, Inc., Bend, Oregon, USA

    H. K. Lonsdale

  3. Chemical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

    M. N. de Pinho

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Aptel, P., Néel, J. (1986). Pervaporation. In: Bungay, P.M., Lonsdale, H.K., de Pinho, M.N. (eds) Synthetic Membranes: Science, Engineering and Applications. NATO ASI Series, vol 181. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4712-2_15

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