New N-substituted ABPBI: Synthesis and evaluation of gas permeation properties

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 360, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 418-425

  Kumbharkar, Santosh C ^a   Kharul, Ulhas K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Gas permeation; N Substitution; Poly(2,5 benzimidazole); Sorption

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC SOLVENT; ALKYL GROUPS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CHAIN PACKING; DUAL-MODE SORPTION; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS PERMEATION; GAS PERMEATION PROPERTIES; GAS SEPARATIONS; GAS SORPTION; N-SUBSTITUTION; ORGANOSOLUBLE; PARAMETERS ESTIMATED; PERMEABILITY COEFFICIENTS; PERMEATION BEHAVIOR; PERMEATION PROPERTIES; POLY(2,5-BENZIMIDAZOLE); PROCESSABILITY; PURE GAS; SORPTION ISOTHERMS; TRIMETHYLSILYL;

DIFFUSION; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMERS; SOLUBILITY; SORPTION; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC SOLVENT; OXYGEN; POLY (2,5 BENZIMIDAZOLE); POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS PERMEABILITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RIGIDITY; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 77954213330     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.05.041     Document Type: Article

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