A modeling study on the effects of membrane characteristics and operating parameters on physical absorption of CO2 by hollow fiber membrane contactor

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 380, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 21-33

  Boributh, Somnuk ^a   Assabumrungrat, Suttichai ^b   Laosiripojana, Navadol ^a   Jiraratananon, Ratana ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Membrane characteristics; Membrane contactor; Physical absorption; Pressure drop; Wetting

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION PERFORMANCE; FIBER DIAMETERS; FIBER LENGTH; GAS COMPOSITIONS; HIGH POROSITY; HIGH STANDARDS; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE CONTACTORS; LARGE PORES; LIQUID FEEDS; LIQUID FLOW; LIQUID TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE CHARACTERISTICS; MEMBRANE CONTACTOR; MEMBRANE PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; MEMBRANE WETTING; MODE OPERATION; MODELING STUDIES; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL ABSORPTION; WETTING BEHAVIOR;

ABSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FIBERS; FIBERS; LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; PORE SIZE; PRESSURE DROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WETTING;

MEMBRANES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; FIBER; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; GAS; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE CONTACTOR; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; THICKNESS;

EID: 80051474674     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.06.029     Document Type: Article

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