Molecular sieving separation of hexane isomers within nanocomposite (B)-MFI-alumina hollow fiber membranes: A modeling study

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 11697-11707

  Deng, Z ^a,b   Pera Titus, M ^b   Guo, Y ^a   Giroir Fendler, A ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL CATALYSIS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; DIFFUSION; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; ISOMERS; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITES; SEPARATION;

2 ,2-DIMETHYLBUTANE; DIFFUSION EFFECTS; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR SIEVING; PREFERENTIAL DIFFUSION; SEPARATION FACTORS; STRONG CONFINEMENT; VAPOR SEPARATION;

HEXANE;

EID: 78449309333     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie101566q     Document Type: Article

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