Effects of low molecular weight photosensitizer and UV irradiation on gas permeability and selectivity of polyimide membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-43

  Matsui, Shigetoshi ^a   Sato, Hiroki ^a   Nakagawa, Tsutomu ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gas permeability and selectivity; Photosensitizer; Polyimide; Thermal treatment; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; HEAT TREATMENT; HYDROGEN; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANE; NITROGEN; PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POLYIMIDES; SEPARATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

GAS PERMEABILITY; GAS SELECTIVITY; PHOTOSENSITIZERS;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

HYDROGEN; IMIDE; METHANE; NITROGEN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; POLYMER;

GAS PERMEATION; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; POLYIMIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CROSS LINKING; GAS PERMEABILITY; HEAT TREATMENT; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 0032054621     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(97)00286-X     Document Type: Article

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