Molecular pore-network model for nanoporous materials. II: Application to transport and separation of gaseous mixtures in silicon-carbide membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 345, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 323-330

  Rajabbeigi, Nafiseh ^a   Tsotsis, Theodore T ^a   Sahimi, Muhammad ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dual control volume method; Hydrogen; Non equilibrium molecular dynamics simulation; Separation of gaseous mixtures; Silicon carbide membranes

Indexed keywords

DUAL CONTROL; DUAL CONTROL VOLUME METHOD; GASEOUS MIXTURE; NON-EQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NONEQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BINARY MIXTURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEPARATION; SILICON CARBIDE; SIMULATORS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MEMBRANES;

FORMIC ACID; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NANOMATERIAL; SILICON CARBIDE;

ACCURACY; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; GAS TRANSPORT; ISOTHERM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; POROSITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 70350064412     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.09.019     Document Type: Article

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