Direct coupling of a carbon nanotube membrane to a mass spectrometer: Contrasting nanotube and capillary tube introduction systems

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 344, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 26-31

  Miranda, L D ^a   Short, R T ^b   van Amerom, F H W ^b   Bell, R J ^a,b   Byrne, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anodic aluminum oxide; Capillary tube; Carbon nanotubes; Mass spectrometer; Membrane introduction

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; ANODIC ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANODIC ALUMINUM OXIDE MEMBRANES; CARBON NANOTUBE MEMBRANES; DIRECT COUPLING; GRAPHITIC CARBONS; TEMPLATE METHODS; TOTAL PRESSURE; TUNABLE MEMBRANES;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; CAPILLARY TUBES; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS MIXTURES; GRAPHITE; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANES; METHANE; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON NANOTUBE; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONDUCTANCE; GAS MIXING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TUBE; VAPOR;

EID: 70049114169     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.07.037     Document Type: Article

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