Carbon membranes from blends of PBI and polyimides for N2/CH4 and CO2/CH4 separation and hydrogen purification

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 328, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 174-185

  Hosseini, Seyed Saeid ^a,b   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carbon membranes; Chemical modification; Gas separation; Molecular sieves; Polymer blend; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIZATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CROSSLINKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR SIEVES; POLYIMIDES; POLYMER BLENDS; PYROLYSIS; SEPARATION; SIEVES;

ADVANCED MATERIALS; CARBON MEMBRANE; CARBON MOLECULAR SIEVE MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL CROSS-LINKING; GAS SEPARATIONS; HYDROGEN PURIFICATION; PYROLYSIS PROCESS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NITROGEN; POLYIMIDE; POLYMER;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CROSS LINKING; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; PYROLYSIS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 60049095701     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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