The fabrication of hollow fiber membranes with double-layer mixed-matrix materials for gas separation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 325, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 326-335

  Widjojo, Natalia ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a   Kulprathipanja, Santi ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UOP LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Al2O3 particles; Dual layer mixed matrix hollow fiber membranes; Elongational draw ratio; Gas separation performance; Hollow fiber membranes; Polyethersulfone (PES)

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; FABRICATION; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; ISOMERS; MEMBRANES; SEPARATION;

AL2O3 PARTICLES; DUAL-LAYER MIXED-MATRIX HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; ELONGATIONAL DRAW RATIO; GAS SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; POLYETHERSULFONE (PES);

MATRIX ALGEBRA;

NANOPARTICLE; POLYETHERSULFONE; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; FLOW KINETICS; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HEATING; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 53249107537     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.07.046     Document Type: Article

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