Development of hollow fiber membrane systems for nitrogen generation from combustion exhaust gasPart I. Effects of module configurations

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-207

  Feng, Xianshe ^a   Ivory, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Combustion exhaust gas; Hollow fiber; Membrane; Nitrogen generation; Separation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXHAUST GASES; FIBROUS MEMBRANES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NITROGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEPARATION;

HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EPOXY RESIN; NITROGEN; POLYMER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EXHAUST GAS SYSTEM; FIBER MEMBRANE; GAS-GAS SEPARATION; NITROGEN;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMBUSTION; COUNTERCURRENT FLOW; EXHAUST GAS; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS PERMEABILITY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HOLLOW FIBER; MEMBRANE; SEPARATION;

EID: 0034692127     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(00)00445-2     Document Type: Article

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