Effects of montmorillonite nano-clay fillers on PEI mixed matrix membrane for CO2 removal

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 316-325

  Hashemifard, S A ^a,b   Ismail, A F ^a   Matsuura, T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b PERSIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Clay; Cloisite 15A; Gas separation; Mixed matrix membrane; Montmorillonite

Indexed keywords

CLOISITE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING; FLAT SHEETS; FOURIER; FTIR; GAS PERMEATION; GAS SEPARATION; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; MODIFIED CLAYS; MONTMORILLONITE; NANO CLAYS; PERMSELECTIVITIES; PHASE INVERSION TECHNIQUES; PURE GAS; SELECTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETRY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLAY MINERALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FIELD EMISSION; FILLERS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PERMEATION; SILICATE MINERALS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 79955707789     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.03.063     Document Type: Article

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