Poly(amide-imide)/TiO2 nano-composite gas separation membranes: Fabrication and characterization

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-79

  Hu, Q ^a   Marand, E ^a   Dhingra, S ^a   Fritsch, D ^b   Wen, J ^a   Wilkes, G ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Composite membranes; Gas separations; Hybrid materials; Polymer ceramic membranes; Polymer TiO2; Sol gel

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AIR PERMEABILITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHARACTERIZATION; FABRICATION; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYAMIDEIMIDES; SOL-GELS;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; GAS SEPARATIONS; PERMSELECTIVITIES;

BILAMINATE MEMBRANES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; IMIDE; METHANE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYAMIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

FABRICATION; GAS SEPARATION; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; FLUORINATION; GAS PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343376131     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(97)00120-8     Document Type: Article

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