Direct measurement of rheologically induced molecular orientation in gas separation hollow fibre membranes and effects on selectivity

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 133-137

  Ismail, A F ^a,b   Shilton, S J ^a   Dunkin, I R ^a   Gallivan, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Enhanced selectivity; Gas separation; Hollow fibre membranes; Molecular orientation; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; N,N DIMETHYLACETAMIDE; POLYSULFONE; TETRAHYDROFURAN;

ARTICLE; FLOW KINETICS; GAS PERMEABILITY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR RATE;

EXTRUSION; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; RHEOLOGY;

GAS SEPARATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES;

FIBROUS MEMBRANES;

MEMBRANES-FIBRE; PERMEABILITY; RHEOLOGY; SEPARATION-GAS/GAS;

EID: 0030615426     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(96)00274-8     Document Type: Article

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