Improved performance of PDMS/ceramic composite pervaporation membranes by ZSM-5 homogeneously dispersed in PDMS via a surface graft/coating approach

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 495-503

  Liu, Gongping ^a   Xiangli, Fenjuan ^a   Wei, Wang ^a   Liu, Sainan ^a   Jin, Wanqin ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Mixed matrix membrane; PDMS ceramic composite membrane; Pervaporation; Surface modification; ZSM 5 zeolite

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE DISPERSION; ETHANOL-WATER SOLUTIONS; FTIR ANALYSIS; GAS SEPARATIONS; HOMOGENEOUS DISPERSIONS; HYDROXYL GROUPS; INORGANIC FILLERS; INTERACTION ENERGIES; MATRIX; MIXED MATRIX; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANE; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; ORGANIC-INORGANIC COMPOSITE; PDMS MEMBRANE; PDMS/CERAMIC COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; PERVAPORATION MEMBRANES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; SEM IMAGE; SEPARATION FACTORS; SURFACE GRAFT; SURFACE-MODIFIED; UNIFORM DISPERSIONS; ZEOLITE LOADING; ZEOLITE PARTICLES; ZSM-5 ZEOLITES;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; CONTACT ANGLE; DISPERSIONS; ETHANOL; EVAPORATION; LOADING; MICROCHANNELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PERVAPORATION; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SILICONES; SURFACES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 80054762871     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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