Sol-gel synthesis of molecular sieving silica membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 237-243

  Nair, Balagopal N ^a   Yamaguchi, Takeo ^c   Okubo, Tatsuya ^c   Suematsu, Hideo ^a   Keizer, Klaas ^b   Nakao, Shin Ichi ^c  

^a Japan High Polymer Center   (Japan)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ceramic membranes; Gas separations; Microporous membranes

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALUMINA; CALCINATION; CATALYSIS; CONDENSATION; DEGASSING; DIFFUSION IN GASES; HELIUM; HYDROCARBONS; MOLECULAR SIEVES; SILICATES; SOL-GELS;

CERAMIC MEMBRANES; MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR SIEVING SILICA MEMBRANES; TETRA ETHYL ORTHO SILICATE;

PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES;

ARGON; BUTANE; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PROPYLENE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR SIEVE; PERMEABILITY;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; DIFFUSION; HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343742546     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(97)00137-3     Document Type: Article

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