Modeling of the sorption and transport properties of water vapor in polyimide membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 409-410, Issue , 2012, Pages 96-104

  Chen, George Q ^a   Scholes, Colin A ^a   Doherty, Cara M ^b   Hill, Anita J ^b   Qiao, Greg G ^a   Kentish, Sandra E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Diffusion; Permeation; Polyimide; Pore filling; Sorption; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

4-PHENYLENEDIAMINE; COMPETITIVE SORPTION; FEED STREAMS; GAS MOLECULES; GAS SEPARATION SYSTEMS; GAS SPECIES; GLASSY POLYMERS; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MIXED GAS; MULTI-COMPONENT SYSTEMS; NET EFFECT; PERMEATION PROPERTIES; POLYIMIDE MEMBRANES; PORE FILLING; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRACTICAL IMPORTANCE; PRESENCE OF WATER; TRANSPORT MODELS; WATER CLUSTER; WATER MOLECULE; WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULES; PERMEATION; POLYIMIDES; POLYPROPYLENES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SORPTION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VAPORS; WATER VAPOR;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; PLASTICIZER; POLYIMIDE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GAS PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE COMPONENT; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; WATER TRANSPORT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84860548571     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.03.047     Document Type: Article

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