Thin porous metal sheet-supported NaA zeolite membrane for water/ethanol separation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 371, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 197-210

  Zhang, Jian ^a   Liu, Wei ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehydration; NaA zeolite; Porous metal support; Water ethanol separation; Zeolite membrane

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS TESTING; DEPOSITION METHODS; HIGH QUALITY; HYDROTHERMAL GROWTH; INORGANIC MEMBRANES; MEAN PORE SIZE; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MODEL EQUATIONS; NAA ZEOLITE; PACKING DENSITY; POROUS METAL; POROUS METAL SUPPORT; POROUS NI; SEM; SEPARATION FACTORS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SUBMICROMETERS; THIN SHEET; WATER PERMEATION; WATER/ETHANOL SEPARATION; XRD; ZEOLITE MEMBRANE;

DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; ETHANOL; METAL TESTING; METALS; MICROMETERS; PAPER SHEETING; SHEET METAL;

MEMBRANES;

ALCOHOL; ALLOY; NICKEL; SODIUM DERIVATIVE; WATER; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MOLECULAR SIZE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THICKNESS; WATER TRANSPORT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79952242101     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.01.032     Document Type: Article

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