Effects of adsorption-induced microstructural changes on separation of xylene isomers through MFI-type zeolite membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 320, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 505-513

  O'Brien Abraham, Jessica ^a   Kanezashi, Masakoto ^a   Lin, Y S ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

MFI type zeolite membranes; Microstructure; p Xylene loading; Pervaporation; Xylene separation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; EVAPORATION; LITHOGRAPHY; MEMBRANES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PERVAPORATION; SEPARATION; XYLENE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HIGH LOADINGS; HIGH SELECTIVITY; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCES; MFI-TYPE ZEOLITES; MICRO STRUCTURAL CHANGES; MULTI COMPONENTS; O-XYLENE; OPERATING CONDITIONS; P XYLENE; RELATIVE CONCENTRATIONS; SILICALITE; SINGLE COMPONENTS; STRUCTURAL DEFORMATIONS; XYLENE ISOMERS;

ISOMERS;

XYLENE; ZEOLITE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTATION; ISOMER; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PERFORMANCE; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 46349083677     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.04.023     Document Type: Article

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