Mixed matrix membrane incorporated with large pore size halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) as filler for gas separation: Morphological diagram

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 581-590

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

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b University of Persian Gulf   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas permeability; Halloysite nanotube; Large pore size; Mixed matrix membrane; Morphology

Indexed keywords

GAS SEPARATIONS; HALLOYSITE NANOTUBES; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; LARGE PORE SIZE; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANE; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; HALLOYSITE NANOTUBE (HNTS); MORPHOLOGICAL DIAGRAMS;

FILLERS; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; GAS PERMEABILITY; KAOLINITE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTUBES; PORE SIZE;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 79961013296     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.06.031     Document Type: Article

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