Crystal structure of tubular Na-LTA zeolite membrane used for a vapor permeation process: Unusual distribution of adsorbed water molecules

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 10870-10876

  Kyotani, Tomohiro ^a   Ikeda, Takuji ^b   Saito, Junji ^a   Nakane, Takashi ^a   Hanaoka, Takaaki ^b   Mizukami, Fujio ^b  

^a MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED WATER; ELECTRON DENSITIES; ELECTRON DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; MAXIMUM ENTROPY METHODS; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; RELATIVE PEAK INTENSITY; SIX-MEMBERED RINGS; SODIUM CATIONS; VAPOR PERMEATION; ZEOLITE MEMBRANE;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONS; ETHANOL; HYDRATES; MEMBRANE STRUCTURES; MOLECULES; PERMEATION; POSITIVE IONS; RIETVELD METHOD; RIETVELD REFINEMENT; THERMOANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 73349121945     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie900967e     Document Type: Article

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