Improvement in thermal stability of NaA zeolite composite membrane by control of intermediate layer structure

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 366, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 229-236

  Cho, Churl Hee ^a   Oh, Ka Yeon ^a,b   Kim, Si Kyung ^a   Yeo, Jeong Gu ^a   Lee, Young Moo ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

NaA zeolite membrane; Thermal stability; Thermal stress compensation; Thick intermediate layer

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE TOOL; HIGH THERMAL STABILITY; INTERMEDIATE LAYERS; MICROSTRUCTURAL CONTROL; NAA ZEOLITES; NONUNIFORM; NOVEL INTERMEDIATES; PORE DIAMETERS; SUPPORT PHASE; SUPPORT PHASIS; THERMAL STABILITY; THERMAL STRESS COMPENSATION; WATER/ETHANOL MIXTURES; ZEOLITE MEMBRANE;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; HEATING; PERVAPORATION; SOLIDS; THERMAL STRESS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOELASTICITY; WAVEGUIDES;

THERMAL EXPANSION;

ALCOHOL; WATER; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; EVAPORATION; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 78649448547     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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