The viability of polyvinyl acetate (PVA) membranes blended with acrylic ester-co-acrylic acid copolymers (AE-co-AA), for ethanol dehydration was examined. The effects of the operating temperature on the permeate flux ...The viability of polyvinyl acetate (PVA) membranes blended with acrylic ester-co-acrylic acid copolymers (AE-co-AA), for ethanol dehydration was examined. The effects of the operating temperature on the permeate flux and separation factor of the membranes were investigated. The pervaporation separation characteristics of PVA/(AE-co-AA) membranes were related to the blend ratio, the dose of crosslinking agents and the operating temperature.展开更多
文摘The viability of polyvinyl acetate (PVA) membranes blended with acrylic ester-co-acrylic acid copolymers (AE-co-AA), for ethanol dehydration was examined. The effects of the operating temperature on the permeate flux and separation factor of the membranes were investigated. The pervaporation separation characteristics of PVA/(AE-co-AA) membranes were related to the blend ratio, the dose of crosslinking agents and the operating temperature.