New permeation models for nanocomposite polymeric membranes filled with nonporous particles

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 563-575

  Shariati, Aazam ^a   Omidkhah, Mohammadreza ^a   Pedram, Mona Zamani ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Free volume; Interfacial layer; Modeling; Nanocomposite polymeric membrane; Permeability; Void volume

Indexed keywords

BRUGGEMAN MODEL; EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INTERFACE LAYER; INTERFACIAL LAYER; NANOFILLER; NEW MODEL; NONPOROUS PARTICLES; VOID VOLUME;

FORECASTING; FREE VOLUME; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MODELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 84858002685     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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