Effect of raw multi-wall carbon nanotubes on morphology and separation properties of polyimide membranes

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 2287-2297

  Aroon, M A ^a,b   Ismail, A F ^b   Montazer Rahmati, M M ^a   Matsuura, T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas separation; Mixed matrix membranes; Multi wall carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

DOPE SOLUTION; FLAT SHEET MEMBRANES; FLAT SHEETS; GAS PERMEATION TESTS; GAS SEPARATIONS; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MATRIX; MIXED MATRIX; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; MULTI WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; PHASE-INVERSION METHOD; POLYIMIDE MEMBRANES; SEPARATION FACTORS; SEPARATION PROPERTY; TEM IMAGES; TEST GAS; WELL-DISPERSED;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLASS TRANSITION; HELIUM; METHANE; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PERMEATION; PHASE INTERFACES; POLYIMIDES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 79955123375     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2010.484007     Document Type: Article

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