Transport through a slab membrane governed by a concentration-dependent diffusion coefficient. Part I. The four time-lags: Some general considerations

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 105-119

  Ash, Richard ^a   Espenhahn, Sarah E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Gas and vapour permeation; Integral diffusion coefficients; Theory; Time lags

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFUSION;

TIME LAGS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE; TRANSPORT PROPERTY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

EID: 0033518859     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(98)00286-5     Document Type: Article

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