A study of permeation of n-butane through ZSM-5 membrane by using Monte Carlo and equilibrium/non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 313-321

  Furukawa, Shin Ichi ^a   Nitta, Tomoshige ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adsorption; N butane; Non equilibrium molecular dynamics; Permeation; ZSM 5

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

MOLECULAR LOADINGS;

ZEOLITES;

EQUILIBRIUM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PERMEABILITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 0037842135     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.36.313     Document Type: Article

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