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- Patent Title: Polymeric nanofibrous composite membranes for energy efficient ethanol dehydration
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Application No.: US14556473Application Date: 2014-12-01
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Publication No.: US09862665B2Publication Date: 2018-01-09
- Inventor: Benjamin Chu , Benjamin S. Hsiao , Devinder Mahajan , Tsung-Ming Yeh
- Applicant: The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
- Applicant Address: US NY Albany
- Assignee: The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
- Current Assignee: The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Albany
- Agency: Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP
- Main IPC: B01D61/36
- IPC: B01D61/36 ; B01D69/12 ; B01D69/14 ; B01D71/02 ; B01D71/26 ; B01D71/38 ; C07C29/76 ; C12G3/08 ; B01D71/10 ; B01D71/44

Abstract:
Membranes are provided for energy efficient purification of alcohol by pervaporation. Such membranes include a nanofibrous scaffold in combination with a barrier layer. The membranes also include zeolites in the barrier layer. The membranes may, in embodiments, also include a substrate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150080616A1 POLYMERIC NANOFIBROUS COMPOSITE MEMBRANES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT ETHANOL DEHYDRATION Public/Granted day:2015-03-19
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