Preparation of aluminophosphate/polyethylene nanocomposite membranes and their gas permeation properties

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 358, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 33-42

  Covarrubias, Cristian ^a   Quijada, Raúl ^a,b  

^a CIMAT   (Chile)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Hydrogen separation; Layered aluminophosphate; Nanocomposite membranes; Polyolefin membranes

Indexed keywords

ALUMINOPHOSPHATES; CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM; CHAIN PACKING; CO SELECTIVITY; DISPERSION DEGREE; GAS MOLECULES; GAS PERMEATION PROPERTIES; HYDROGEN PURIFICATION; HYDROGEN SEPARATION; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; MATRIX; MELT MIXING; MELT-COMPOUNDING; MEMBRANE MATERIAL; METALLOCENE CATALYST; MICRO-POROUS STRUCTURE; MICROPOROUS; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; PE CRYSTALS; PERMSELECTIVITIES; PROTONATED; SEMICRYSTALLINES; TRANSPORT PATHWAYS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CATALYSTS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; GAS PERMEABILITY; HYDROGEN; MICROPOROSITY; MOLECULAR SIEVES; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANOMETALLICS; PERMEATION; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SIEVES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; CETRIMIDE; HYDROGEN; METAL DERIVATIVE; NANOCOMPOSITE; OCTADECYLAMINE; PHOSPHATE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYOLEFIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; GAS PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR SIZE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; PURIFICATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953327375     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.04.026     Document Type: Article

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