pervaporation
/pərˌvæpəˈreɪʃən/
noun
- A process in which a liquid mixture is separated by passing it through a membrane, with one component evaporating through the membrane.
- Engineers studied pervaporation as a way to purify wastewater.
- Pervaporation is used to remove water from alcohol in some industrial processes.
- The lab tested a new membrane for pervaporation of organic solvents.