Multiscale modeling of transport and residence times in nanostructured membranes

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3679-3687

  Albo, Simón E ^a   Broadbelt, Linda J ^a   Snurr, Randall Q ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Computer simulations (MC and MD); Diffusion; Multiscale modeling; Transport

Indexed keywords

KNUDSEN DIFFUSION; MULTISCALE MODELING; SELECTIVE OXIDATION;

CATALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

CATALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33750543960     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10998     Document Type: Article

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