Structural, sorption and transport characteristics of an ultrapermeable polymer

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 314, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 15-23

  Wang, Xiao Yan ^a,b   Hill, Anita J ^b   Freeman, Benny D ^a   Sanchez, Isaac C ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Free volume; Molecular simulation; Permeability; PTMSP

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR SIMULATION; PTMSP;

FREE VOLUME; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SORPTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

POLY(1 TRIMETHYLSULYL 1 PROPYNE); POLYMER; POLYSULFONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

FREE VOLUME; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SORPTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 41949104557     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.12.074     Document Type: Article

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