Membranes: Separation of Organic Vapors from Gas Streams

1.	Introduction
2.	Membranes
3.	Membrane Selectivity
3.1.	Temperature, Pressure, and Feed-Gas Concentration
3.2.	Real-Gas Behavior
3.3.	Concentration Polarization
3.4.	Joule–Thomson Effect
4.	Applications
4.1.	Gasoline Vapor Recovery
4.2.	Retrofitting of Activated Carbon Based Vapor Recovery Units
4.3.	Emission Reduction at Gas Stations
4.4.	Off-Gas Treatment in the Chemical Industry
4.5.	Recovery of Vinyl Chloride Monomer from Off-Gas of PVC Production
4.6.	Batch Reactions and Vacuum Drying of Fine Chemicals
4.7.	Polyolefin Production Processes
4.8.	Oil and Gas Production

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