A comprehensive model for mass transport properties in nanocomposites

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 381, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 10-20

  Minelli, Matteo ^a   Baschetti, Marco Giacinti ^a   Doghieri, Ferruccio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Gas barrier; Modeling; Numerical calculation; Polymer silicate nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GAS BARRIER; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MATHEMATICAL TOOLS; MODELING APPROACH; MODELING RESULTS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; NANOCOMPOSITE SYSTEMS; NEW MODEL; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; ORDERED SYSTEMS; POLYMER SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITE; RANDOM SYSTEMS; SIMPLE SYSTEM;

MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SILICATES; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

NANOCOMPOSITE;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE;

EID: 80052028866     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.06.036     Document Type: Article

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