The effects of polymer chain rigidification, zeolite pore size and pore blockage on polyethersulfone (PES)-zeolite A mixed matrix membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 260, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 45-55

  Li, Yi ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a   Cao, Chun ^a   Kulprathipanja, Santi ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UOP LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas separation performance; Maxwell model; Mixed matrix membrane; Partial pore blockage; Polymer chain rigidification

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION; GLASS TRANSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZEOLITES;

GAS PERMEABILITY; MAXWELL MODEL; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES (MMM); POLYETHERSULFONE (PES);

POLYMERS;

NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYETHERSULFONE; POLYMER; ZEOLITE;

MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; PORE SIZE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAS PERMEABILITY; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 22144449968     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2005.03.019     Document Type: Article

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