A vaporization-exchange model for water sorption and flux in Nafion

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 324, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-6

  Monroe, Charles W ^a,c   Romero, Tatiana ^b,c   Mérida, Walter ^b,c   Eikerling, Michael ^a,c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydraulic permeation or bulk diffusion; Interfacial vaporization condensation kinetics; Nafion; Water sorption or desorption

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SORPTION; VAPORIZATION;

ANALYTICAL FORMULAS; BULK WATER; DESORPTION OF WATER; EXCHANGE KINETICS; EXCHANGE MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOWING GASES; GAS-FLOW RATES; HYDRAULIC PERMEATION OR BULK DIFFUSION; INTERFACIAL VAPORIZATION/CONDENSATION KINETICS; NAFION; NAFION MEMBRANES; SATURATED WATER; SIMPLIFYING ASSUMPTIONS; STAGNANT WATER; SYSTEM RESPONSES; WATER SORPTION; WATER SORPTION OR DESORPTION; WATER TRANSPORT;

WATER VAPOR;

WATER;

ARTICLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NAFION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPORIZATION; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER TRANSPORT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 50349091194     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.05.080     Document Type: Article

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