Effect of varying solvents compositions on morphology and gas permeation properties on membranes blends for CO2 separation from natural gas

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 378, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 444-452

  Rafiq, Sikander ^a   Man, Zakaria ^a   Maulud, Abdulhalim ^a   Muhammad, Nawshad ^a   Maitra, Saikat ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

CO2 CH4 selectivity; N methyl 2 pyrrolidone dichloromethane; Polysulfone polyimide; Solubility parameter

Indexed keywords

BLENDED MEMBRANE; FEED PRESSURE; GAS PERMEATION; GAS PERMEATION PROPERTIES; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; N-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SOLUBILITY PARAMETER; SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS; SOLVENT COMPOSITION; SOLVENT MIXTURES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAGULATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ETHANOL; MIXTURES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PERMEATION; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

1 METHYL 2 PYRROLIDINONE; ALCOHOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; DICHLOROMETHANE; NATURAL GAS; POLYIMIDE; POLYSULFONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GAS; GAS PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PHASE SEPARATION; POROSITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 79959969828     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.05.025     Document Type: Article

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