Free volume and polymeric structure analyses of aromatic polyamide membranes: A molecular simulation and experimental study

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 354, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 93-100

  Chang, Kai Shiun ^a   Huang, Yun Hsuan ^a   Lee, Kueir Rarn ^a   Tung, Kuo Lun ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aromatic polyamide; Free volume size distribution; Molecular dynamics; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION BEHAVIORS; ACCESSIBLE VOLUME; AROMATIC POLYAMIDE; AROMATIC POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES; AROMATIC POLYAMIDES; ATTRACTIVE FORCE; CARBON NUMBER; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FRACTIONAL FREE VOLUME; GROUP CONTRIBUTION METHOD; MOLECULAR SCALE; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; MONTE CARLO; MORPHOLOGY ANALYSIS; POLYMER CHAIN STIFFNESS; POLYMERIC STRUCTURES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; SIMULATION DATA; SIZE AND SHAPE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MORPHOLOGY; PERVAPORATION; POLYMERS; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; POSITRONS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SORPTION;

FREE VOLUME;

AROMATIC POLYAMIDE; POLYMER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FRACTIONAL ACCESSIBLE VOLUME; FRACTIONAL FREE VOLUME; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77950368187     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.02.076     Document Type: Article

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