Solubility and diffusivity of light gases in ethyl cellulose at elevated pressures. Effects of ethoxy content

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-183

  Houde, A Y ^a,b   Stern, S A ^a  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

^b Schoeller Technical Papers Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulose acetate; Diffusion; Dual sorption model; Ethyl cellulose; Gas separations

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE ACETATE; ETHYL CELLULOSE; HELIUM; METHANE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GAS PERMEABILITY; KINETICS; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY;

DIFFUSION; MEMBRANES-ORGANIC; SEPARATION-GAS/GAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; DIFFUSION; HELIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; OXYGEN; SOLUBILITY; SORPTION;

DIFFUSIVITY; DUAL SORPTION MODEL; ETHYL CELLULOSE; GAS SEPARATION;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 0030615770     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(96)00266-9     Document Type: Article

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