9. Glossary

Pervaporation; pervaporation

Process for separating liquid mixtures by selective transfer through a membrane, the downstream side of which is generally maintained at low pressure.

Hybrid pervaporation process; hybrid pervaporation process

A process in which pervaporation is coupled with another process such as distillation, a fermenter or a chemical reactor.

Membrane hydrophile; hydrophilic membrane

Membrane capable of extracting water from mixtures of hydroorganic liquids, used for dehydration of organic solvents.

Membrane organophile; organophilic membrane

Membrane capable of extracting an organic compound from mixtures of hydroorganic liquids, used for example to recover organic solvents or other organic compounds...