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Hydrophobic dense membrane PEBAX were prepared, and their suitability for a water pervaporation process was studied. The effects of the following parameters on the water flux were determined as operating conditions [brine inlet temperature (28—54°C) and NaCl concentration in the feed brine (0—3.5 mol L^-1)]. A water flux of 1.3—7 g m^-2 h^-1 was obtained using this type of membranes. It was found that, for our application, the optimal specifications for our membrane is a thickness of 100 μm and an operating temperature of 50°C that allow us to have a water flux of 7 g m^-2 h^-1 in the permeate side. These data are required for the manufacturing of a novel desalination system based on this type of dense membranes.

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PEBAX membrane pervaporation permeate flux activation energy

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PEBAX membranes for water desalination by pervaporation process

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