Synthesis and optimization of gas permeation membrane networks

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 43, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 4305-4322

  Uppaluri, Ramagopal V S ^a   Linke, Patrick ^b   Kokossis, Antonis C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; PUMPS; SEPARATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

MEMBRANE NETWORKS; PRODUCT COMPRESSORS;

PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES;

HYDROGEN;

GAS; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; SYNTHESIS;

ARTICLE; GAS FLOW; GAS PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MODEL; PROCESS DESIGN; PUMP; SYNTHESIS; VACUUM;

EID: 3242670569     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie030787c     Document Type: Article

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