membrane distillation

noun

a separation method in which a nonwetting, microporous membrane is used with a liquid feed phase on one side of the membrane and a condensing, permeate phase on the other

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membrane evaporationthermo-pervaporationtransmembrane distillation
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Meanings

nounmembrane distillation (usually uncountable, plural membrane distillations)

plural membrane distillations

  1. uncountableusuallychemistrya separation method in which a nonwetting, microporous membrane is used with a liquid feed phase on one side of the membrane and a condensing, permeate phase on the other

    Synonyms: membrane evaporation, thermo-pervaporation, transmembrane distillation

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna separation method in which a nonwetting, microporous membrane is used with a liquid feed phase on one side of the membrane and a condensing, permeate phase on the other

Similar
membrane evaporationthermo-pervaporationtransmembrane distillation
Also see
membrane evaporationthermo-pervaporationtransmembrane distillation
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