Asymmetric membrane based on Matrimid® and polysulphone blends for enhanced permeance and stability in binary gas (CO 2/CH4) mixture separations

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-21

  Basu, Subhankar ^a   Cano Odena, Angels ^a   Vankelecom, Ivo F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blends; Gas separation; Membrane stability; Polyimide

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC MEMBRANES; BINARY GAS; BINARY GAS MIXTURE; BLEND RATIOS; BLENDS; CROSS-SECTION MORPHOLOGY; D-SPACING; DENSE MEMBRANE; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FEED COMPOSITIONS; GAS FEED; GAS SEPARATION; HIGH SELECTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE STABILITY; MIXTURE SEPARATION; OPERATING CONDITION; PLASTICIZATION PRESSURE; POLYSULPHONE; SEM;

BINARY MIXTURES; BLENDING; GASES; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; POLYIMIDES; STABILITY;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 77956425033     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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