Synthesis of well-crystallized zeolite beta at large scale and its incorporation into polysulfone matrix for gas separation

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 196, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 969-986

  Huang, Zhen ^a   Su, Jun Feng ^a   Guo, Yu Hua ^a   Su, Xiao Qin ^a   Teng, Li Jun ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF COMMERCE   (China)

Author keywords

Composite membrane; Gas permeation; High aluminum zeolite beta; Rapid synthesis; Silica

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION/DESORPTION; GAS PERMEATION; GAS PERMEATION PROPERTIES; GAS PERMEATION TESTS; GAS SEPARATIONS; HIGH ALUMINUM ZEOLITE BETA; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; HIGH YIELD; HIGHLY POROUS SILICA; HYDROTHERMAL ROUTES; MATRIX; RAPID SYNTHESIS; SILICA SOURCES; SYNTHESIS ROUTE; XRD , TEM; ZEOLITE BETA;

ALUMINUM; COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; GASES; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PERMEATION; SILICA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZEOLITES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 70449360775     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440902797824     Document Type: Article

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