Pervaporation membrane bioreactor PVMBR

Pervaporation membrane reactors (PVMR) are an emerging area of membrane-based reactive separations. An excellent review paper of the broader area of pervaporation-based, hybrid processes has been published recently [3.1]. The brief discussion here is an extract of the more comprehensive discussions presented in that paper, as well as in an earlier paper by Zhu et al [3.2]. Mostly non-biological applications are discussed in this chapter. Some pervaporation membrane bioreactor (PVMBR) applications are also discussed additional information on the topic can be found in a recent publication [3.3], and a number of other examples are also discussed in Chapter 4. 

A number of pervaporation membrane bioreactor (PVMBR) applications have also been reported [3.3]. These represent a special class of membrane bioreactor applications, which are discussed more extensively in Chapter 4. A number of studies utilizing PVMBR involve esterification reactions. Van der Padt et al. [3.46], for example, studied in a PVMBR the synthesis of triglycerides from glycerol and fatty acids. The reaction is equilibrium limited, and is described as follows ... 

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