Xenon recycling in an anaesthetic closed-system using carbon molecular sieve membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 301, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 29-38

  Lagorsse, S ^a   Magalhaes F D ^a   Mendes, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon molecular sieve membrane; Multicomponent permeation; Xenon recycling

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEMBRANES; MOLECULES; WORLD WIDE WEB; XENON;

ANAESTHETIC GAS; MULTICOMPONENT PERMEABILITIES; RE-BREATHING CIRCUITS;

SIEVES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; XENON;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEMBRANES; MOLECULES; SIEVES; WORLD WIDE WEB; XENON;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SIMULATION;

EID: 34547454801     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.05.032     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Cullen S., and Cross E. The anesthetic properties of xenon in animals and human beings with additional observations in krypton. Science 133 (1951) 580-581
2. Goto T. Is there a future for xenon anesthesia. Can. J. Anesth. 49 (2002) 335-338
3. Hecker K., Baumert J.H., Horn H., and Rossaint R. Xenon a modern anaesthesia gas. Minerva Anestesiol. 70 (2004) 255-260
4. Lynch C., Baum J., and Tenbrinck R. Xenon anesthesia. Anesthesiology 92 (2000) 865-870
5. Pontes S.L., Magalhães F.D., and Mendes A. Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes (CMSM) Characterization and Application on Xenon Recycling. (2003), NATO Advanced Study Institute Nice, France
6. Mendes A. Development of an adsorption/membrane based system for carbon dioxide, nitrogen and spur gases removal from a nitrous oxide and xenon anaesthetic closed loop. Appl. Cardiopulm. Pathophysiol. 9 (2000) 156-163
7. Marx T., Reinelt H., Plotzki K., and Schirmer U. Nitrogen diffusion into closed anesthesia systems. J. Clin. Monitor. Comput. 18 (2004) 321-323
8. Krotoszynski B., Gabriel G., and O'Neil H. Characterization of human expired air: a promising investigative and diagnostic technique. J. Chromatogr. Sci. 15 (1977) 239
9. Lagorsse S., Campo M., Portugal A., Santos J., Magalhães F., and Mendes A. On-line xenon recycling and in-situ medical grade oxygen production. The Association for Low Flow Anaethesia Annual Scientific Meeting. Bristol (2005)
10. M. Georgieff, T. Marx, S. Bäder, Anesthesia arrangement for recovering gaseous anesthetic agents, US Patent 5,520,169 (1996).
11. N. Burov, V. Potapov, V. Efimov, G. Makeev, A. Surnin, S. Vovk. Method and device for regenerating xenon from narcotic gas mixture used in anesthesia apparatus, RU Patent 2149033 (2000).
12. A. Taveira, A. Mendes. Xenon external recycling unit for recovery, purification and reuse of xenon in anesthesia circuits, EP Patent 0304568 (2004).
13. Centeno T., Vilas J., and Fuertes A. Effects of phenolic resin pyrolysis conditions on carbon membrane performance for gas separation. J. Membr. Sci. 228 (2004) 45-54
14. Shiflett M.B., and Foley H.C. Ultrasonic deposition of high-selectivity nanoporous carbon membranes. Science 285 (1999) 1902-1905
15. Barsema J.N., Vegt N.F.A.v.d., Koops G.H., and Wessling M. Carbon molecular sieve membranes prepared from porous fiber precursor. J. Membr. Sci. 205 (2002) 239-246
16. Jones C.W., and Koros W.J. Carbon molecular sieve. I. Preparation and characterization based on polyimide precursors. Carbon 32 (1994) 1419-1425
17. Acharya M., and Foley H.C. Transport in nanoporous carbon membranes: experiments and analysis. AIChE J. 46 (2000) 911-922
18. Wang H., Zhang L., and Gavalas G.R. Preparation of supported carbon membranes from furfuryl alcohol by vapor deposition polymerization. J. Membr. Sci. 177 (2000) 25-31
19. Park H.B., Kim Y.K., Lee J.M., Lee S.Y., and Lee Y.M. Relationship between chemical structure of aromatic polyimides and gas permeation properties of their carbon molecular sieve membranes. J. Membr. Sci. 229 (2004) 117-127
20. Kim Y.K., Park H.B., and Lee Y.M. Gas separation of carbon molecular sieve membranes derived from polyimide/polyvinylpyrrolidone blends: effect of the molecular weight of polyvinylpyrrolidone. J. Membr. Sci. 251 (2005) 159-167
21. Ismail A.F., and David L.I.B. A review on the latest development of carbon membranes for gas separation. J. Membr. Sci. 193 (2001) 1-18
22. Ismail A.F., and David L.I.B. Future direction of R&D in carbon membranes for gas separation. Membr. Technol. (2003) 4-8
23. Hägg M.-B., Lie J.A., and Lindbrathen A. Carbon molecular sieve membranes a promising alternative for selected industrial applications. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 984 (2003) 329
24. 4 through carbon molecular sieve membranes derived from P88 polyimide. Carbon 42 (2004) 3123-3131
25. Hatori H. Gas separation properties of molecular sieving carbon membranes with nanopore channels. Carbon 42 (2004) 1169-1173
26. Sznejer G.A., Efremenko I., and Sheintuch M. Carbon membranes for high temperature gas separations: experiment and theory. AIChE J. 50 (2004) 596-610
27. Lagorsse S., Magalhães F.D., and Mendes A. Carbon molecular sieve membranes. sorption, kinetic and structural characterization. J. Membr. Sci. 241 (2004) 275-287
28. Lagorsse S., Leite A., Magalhães F.D., Bischofberger N., Rathenow J., and Mendes A. Novel carbon molecular sieve honeycomb membrane module: configuration and membrane characterization. Carbon 43 (2005) 809-819
29. Koresh J., and Soffer A. Study of molecular sieve carbons. Part 2. Estimation of cross-sectional diameters of non-spherical molecules. JCS Faraday 76 (1980) 2472-2485
30. Koresh J.E., and Soffer A. Mechanism of permeation through molecular sieve carbon membrane. J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 1 82 (1986) 2057-2063
31. Steel K.M., and Koros W.J. Investigation of porosity of carbon materials and related effects on gas separation properties. Carbon 41 (2003) 253-266
32. J. Kunstmann, A. Noack, J. Rathenow. Membranemodule, AZ PCT/EP 2004/002844 (2004).
33. Mulder M. Basic Principles of Membrane Technology. 2nd ed. (2000), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands p. 584
34. Wankat P.C. Rate-controlled Separations. 1st ed. (1990), Blachie Academic & Professional p. 317