Effect of cell configuration on separation characteristics of gas mixtures of polymeric membranes

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-112

  Ettouney, Hisham M ^a   Majeed, Usman ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

flow configuration; gas permeability; membrane gas separation; separation factor

Indexed keywords

FEED PRESSURE; FLOW CONFIGURATION; GAS PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE GAS SEPARATION; REJECT FLOW RATE; SEPARATION FACTOR;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; GASES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYSULFONES; PRESSURE;

SEPARATION;

EID: 0031548012     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5866(97)00006-3     Document Type: Article

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