Polycrystalline MFI zeolite membranes: Xylene pervaporation and its implication on membrane microstructure

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 158, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 17-27

  Wegner, Karsten ^a   Dong, Junhang ^a   Lin, Y S ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic membranes; Characterization; Inorganic membranes; Liquid permeability and separations; Pervaporation; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPLEXATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PERVAPORATION; POLYCRYSTALS; SEPARATION; XYLENE; ZEOLITES;

CERAMIC MEMBRANE; ZEOLITE MEMBRANE;

LIQUID MEMBRANES;

META XYLENE; ORTHO XYLENE; PARA XYLENE; XYLENE; ZEOLITE;

MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PERVAPORATION; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; ISOMER; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032961186     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(98)00339-1     Document Type: Article

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