Coupling microwave-assisted and classical heating methods for scaling-up MFI zeolite membrane synthesis

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 401-402, Issue , 2012, Pages 144-151

  Drobek, Martin ^a   Motuzas, Julius ^a   van Loon, Martijn ^b   Dirrix, Ruud W J ^b   Terpstra, Rinse A ^b   Julbe, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b Hyflux CEPAration Technologies (Europe) BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Capillaries; Industrial supports; MFI; Microwave heating; Multicapillary bundles; Secondary growth; Up scaling; Zeolite membranes

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARIES; MFI; MULTICAPILLARIES; SECONDARY GROWTH; UPSCALING; ZEOLITE MEMBRANES;

CAPILLARITY; HEATING; INDUSTRY; MICROWAVE HEATING; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MEMBRANES;

ALCOHOL; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; ENERGY YIELD; GAS PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MICROWAVE COOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84858446379     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.01.045     Document Type: Article

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