Modelling issues in zeolite based separation processes

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-254

  Krishna, R ^a   Baur, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Chromatography; Diffusion; Maxwell Stefan theory; Membrane permeation; Molecular dynamics; Monte Carlo simulations

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANES; ZEOLITES;

MAXWELL-STEFAN FORMULATIONS;

SEPARATION;

ADSORPTION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; SEPARATION; ZEOLITE;

EID: 0142244739     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5866(03)00008-X     Document Type: Review

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