title: Remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with membrane separation techniques.
abstract: Membrane separation, a new technology for removing VOCs including pervaporation, vapor permeation, membrane contactor, and membrane bioreactor was presented. Comparing with traditional techniques, these special techniques are an efficient and energy-saving technology. Vapor permeation can be applied to recovery of organic solvents from exhaust streams. Membrane contactor could be used for removing or recovering VOCs from air or wastewater. Pervaporation and vapor permeation are viable methods for removing VOCs from wastewater to yield a VOC concentrate which could either be destroyed by conventional means, or be recycled for reuse.
authors.affiliation: College of Material & Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Huan-xin
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: Huan-lin
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Cong-jie
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D019149:Bioreactors; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010539:Permeability; D012997:Solvents / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014835:Volatilization; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D012997:Solvents