Fabrication of carbon membranes for gas separation - A review

Carbon

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 241-259

  Saufi, S M ^a   Ismail, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

A. Porous carbon; B. Pyrolysis; Carbon precursor; Heat treatment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BENZENE; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; ISOMERS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OXIDATION; PHENOLIC RESINS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POROUS MATERIALS; PYROLYSIS; SEPARATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CARBON MEMBRANES; GAS SEPARATION;

CARBON;

EID: 0347654860     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2003.10.022     Document Type: Review

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