Determining pore size distribution of gas separation membranes from adsorption isotherm data

Energy Sources

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 31-38

  Al Marzouqi, M H H ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Gas separation; Membrane; Pore size distribution; Quantum chemistry

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PORE SIZE; QUANTUM THEORY; SEPARATION;

QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 0032753334     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908319950014939     Document Type: Article

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