Rubbery polymer membrane materials have the ability to permeate preferentially condensable vapors. Rubbery membranes were found to be very profitable for the recovery of high-value monomer in petrochemical plants’ purge gases (Table 1). In the case of large polymerization facilities, the value of purge monomers can reach amounts up to two million USD/year.
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Baudot, A. (2012). Higher (C3+) Hydrocarbon Removal. In: Drioli, E., Giorno, L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Membranes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40872-4_280-1
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