Use of nanoporous carbon membranes for separating aqueous/organic mixtures

• Main Authors: Bocquet, Lyderic, Laborie, Benoit, Yoshida, Hiroaki, Gravelle, Simon, Siria, Alessandro
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.01.2023
• Subjects: APPARATUS THEREFOR; CHEMISTRY; GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; SEPARATION; TRANSPORTING

The invention relates to the extraction of organic compounds from mixtures of said compounds with water, using a nanoporous carbon membrane. The invention can be used in any field where it is desired to separate an organic compound of interest from water, such as the drying of alcohols or alkanes.