Simulations of gas transport in membranes based on polynorbornenes functionalized with substituted imide side groups

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 310, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 474-483

  Pozuelo, Javier ^a   López González, Mar ^b   Tlenkopatchev, Mikhail ^c   Saiz, Enrique ^d   Riande, Evaristo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diffusion simulation; Functionalized polynorbornenes; Gas permeation; Sorption simulation; Transition states approach; Widom method

Indexed keywords

GAS PERMEATION; TRANSITION STATES APPROACH; WIDOM METHOD;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; GAS PERMEABILITY; HYDROGENATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SORPTION;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; IMIDE; NORBORNENE DERIVATIVE; POLY(N PHENYL EXO,ENDO NORBORNENE 5,6 DICARBOXIMIDE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; GAS PERMEABILITY; HYDROGENATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SORPTION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GAS PERMEABILITY; GAS TRANSPORT; HYDROGENATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 38649085639     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.11.019     Document Type: Article

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