Polysulfone and functionalized carbon nanotube mixed matrix membranes for gas separation: Theory and experiment

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 294, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 147-158

  Kim, Sangil ^a   Chen, Liang ^b,c   Johnson, J Karl ^b,c   Marand, Eva ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Gas separation; Mixed matrix membranes

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; DISPERSIONS;

GAS SEPARATION; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

AMINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOCOMPOSITE; OXYGEN; POLYMER; POLYSULFONE;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; DISPERSIONS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; DISPERSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS PERMEABILITY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTHERM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 34047248694     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.02.028     Document Type: Article

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