Permeability functions for pure and mixture gases in silicone rubber and polysulfone membranes: Dependence on pressure and composition

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 251-261

  Ettouney, Hisham ^a   Majeed, Usman ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Glassy and rubbery polymers; Membrane conditioning; Permeability

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MIXTURES; POLYSULFONES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RUBBER; SILICONES;

MEMBRANE CONDITIONING; PERMEABILITY FUNCTIONS;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYSULFONE; SILASTIC;

GAS; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; POLYSULFONE; SILICONE RUBBER;

ARTICLE; GAS PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343990069     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(97)00150-6     Document Type: Article

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