Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8120405 | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 2014 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Bio-ethanol as a clean and renewable fuel has gained more attention; however greater energy inputs make a slow progress in industry. Membrane technology has potential in the bioethanol production process as a highly selective and energy-saving separation process. This review presented membrane technologies applied in three aspects: (i) microalgae harvesting, (ii) sugar concentration and detoxification, (iii) bioethanol recovery. The performance of different membrane processes was summarized and compared. The advantages and limitations of membrane technologies for these applications are discussed, and it was thought that the hybrid process has great potential in improving membrane efficiency.
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Authors
Ping Wei, Li-Hua Cheng, Lin Zhang, Xin-Hua Xu, Huan-lin Chen, Cong-jie Gao,