Xylene Separation Performance of Composition-Gradient MFI Zeolite Membranes

Membrane Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue , 2011, Pages 195-212

  O'Brien Abraham, Jessica ^a   Duke, Mikel ^b   Lin, Y S ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alumina silica ratio; Bilayer membrane; Crystal structure change; Functional gradient material; Inorganic membranes; Liquid separation; M xylene; Membrane separation; MFI type zeolite; Microporous membranes; Molecular sieving; O xylene; P xylene; Pervaporation; Shape selective separation; Silicalite membranes; Thin films; Xylene separation; Zeolite crystallization; ZSM 5 membranes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955591178     PISSN: 09275193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53728-7.00009-4     Document Type: Book

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