Finite element assessment of the potential of platelet-filled polymers for membrane gas separations

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 325, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 125-129

  Guseva, Olga ^a,b   Gusev, Andrei A ^c  

^a Materials Simulations GmbH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gas separation; Mixed matrix membrane; Permeability; Permselectivity; Polymer; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ASPECT RATIO; BLOOD SUBSTITUTES; CAPILLARITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAS PERMEABILITY; LIQUIDS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POLYMERS; SEPARATION;

GAS SEPARATION; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; PERMSELECTIVITY; POLYMER; ZEOLITE;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

POLYMER;

ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 53249095489     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.07.030     Document Type: Article

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