Effect of condensable impurities in CO2/CH4 gas feeds on carbon molecular sieve hollow-fiber membranes

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1064-1075

  Vu, De Q ^a,c   Koros, William J ^b   Miller, Stephen J ^c  

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

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; IMPURITIES; NATURAL GAS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

GAS STREAMS;

MOLECULAR SIEVES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HEPTANE; HYDROCARBON; PARAFFIN; POLYIMIDE; TOLUENE;

CONDENSATION; HYDROCARBON; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR SIEVE; PURIFICATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; FIBER; GAS ANALYSIS; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMBRANE; PERFORMANCE; REDUCTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SIEVE TUBE; VAPOR;

EID: 0037420038     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie020698k     Document Type: Article

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