Effect of permeate pressure on the mixed gas permeation of carbon dioxide and methane in a glassy polyimide

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-40

  Thundyil, Mathews J ^a   Jois, Yajna H ^b   Koros, William J ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b Texaco Inc Beacon   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Dual sorption model; Gas separations; Natural gas processing; Theory; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERIC GLASS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEPARATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

DUAL-SORPTION MODEL;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; MEMBRANE; METHANE; POLYIMIDE; PRESSURE;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; GAS; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033528052     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(98)00153-7     Document Type: Article

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