Term: pervaporation
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT06892

Definition:
membrane-based process in which the feed and retentate streams are both liquid phases while permeant emerges at the downstream face of the membrane as a vapour.

Related Terms:
1) membrane (<em>in membrane processes</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.MT06878).
2) retentate (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05356).
3) downstream (<em>in membrane processes</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.DT06874).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 1479. 'Terminology for membranes and membrane processes (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 1488 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668071479)

Citation: 'pervaporation' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT06892

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