Water transport properties of Nafion membranes: Part I. Single-tube membrane module for air drying

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 221, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 147-161

  Ye, Xinhuai ^a   LeVan, M Douglas ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber membranes; Gas and vapor permeation; Gas separation; Modules; Water separation and diffusion

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; PARTIAL PRESSURE;

NAFION MEMBRANES;

FIBERS;

SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

DIFFUSION; DRYING; FIBER MEMBRANE; GAS PERMEATION; PERMEABILITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTY; WATER VAPOR;

ARTICLE; GAS; HUMIDITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; WATER TRANSPORT; WATER VAPOR;

DIFFUSION; HOLLOW FIBER; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; SEPARATION;

EID: 0043071563     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(03)00255-2     Document Type: Article

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