Membrane separation process analysis and design strategies based on thermodynamic efficiency of permeation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 365-385

  Xu, Jianguo ^a   Agrawal, Rakesh ^a  

^a AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; SEPARATION-GAS/GAS; THERMODYNAMICS;

BINARY MIXTURES; DESIGN; DIFFUSION; EFFICIENCY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEPARATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

CONTINUOUS MEMBRANE COLUMNS; PERMEATION; PRESSURE RATIO; SWEEP STREAM;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 0030084807     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2509(95)00262-6     Document Type: Article

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