Preparation of silica-based microporous inorganic gas separation membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-18

  Munoz Aguado M J ^b   Gregorkiewitz, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gas separation; Microporous silica; Silica based inorganic membranes; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; METHANE; NITROGEN; SILICATE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; COLLOID; DIFFUSION; GAS TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOSTABILITY;

MEMBRANES-INORGANIC; PRODUCTION METHODS; SEPARATION-GAS/GAS; SILICA;

EID: 0029656482     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-7388(95)00245-6     Document Type: Article

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