Gas separation properties of aromatic polyimides

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 215, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 61-73

  Ayala, D ^a   Lozano, A E ^a   De Abajo, J ^a   Garcia Perez C ^a   De La Campa, J G ^a   Peinemann, K V ^b   Freeman, B D ^c   Prabhakar, R ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Aromatic polyimides; Gas separation; Molecular modeling

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITION; HELIUM; METHANE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYIMIDES;

MOLECULAR MODELING;

AROMATIC POLYMERS;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBON DIOXIDE; HELIUM; METHANE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHENYL GROUP; POLYIMIDE; POLYMER;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; GAS SEPARATION; POLYIMIDE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DENSITY; FILM; GAS PERMEABILITY; MODEL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037445523     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(02)00602-6     Document Type: Article

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