Asymmetric hollow fibers by polyimide and polybenzimidazole blends for toluene/iso-octane separation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 360, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 303-314

  Kung, Guangyi ^a   Jiang, Lan Ying ^a,b   Wang, Yan ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aromatic aliphatic separation; Asymmetric membranes; Hollow fibers; Matrimid and PBI blending; Pervaporation separation

Indexed keywords

AIR-GAPS; ANTI-SWELLING; ASYMMETRIC MEMBRANES; BLUE SHIFT; CARBONYL GROUPS; CHARACTERISTIC PEAKS; DOWNSTREAM PRESSURE; FTIR; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBERS; HYDROGEN BONDINGS; MEMBRANE MATERIAL; MOLECULAR MISCIBILITY; NON-SOLVENTS; PERFORMANCE TESTS; PERVAPORATION SEPARATION; PHASE INVERSION; PHTHALIMIDE; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; RIGID STRUCTURE; SELECTIVE TRANSPORT; SEM ANALYSIS; SEPARATION FACTORS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES; TOTAL FLUX; WEIGHT RATIOS; WET-SPINNING;

BLENDING; EVAPORATION; FIBERS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PERVAPORATION; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYMERS; RIGID STRUCTURES; SPINNING (FIBERS); TENSILE STRENGTH; TOLUENE;

TEXTILE BLENDS;

BENZENE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXANE; HYDROGEN; OCTANE; PHTHALIMIDE; POLYIMIDE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDROGEN BOND; MISCIBILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 77954212411     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.05.030     Document Type: Article

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