The transport of gases in macroporous α-alumina supports

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 409-410, Issue , 2012, Pages 24-33

  Gao, Xuechao ^a   Bonilla, Mauricio Rincon ^a   Costa, João C Diniz da ^a   Bhatia, Suresh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Effective medium theory; Knudsen equation; Macroporous alumina support; Tortuosity; Viscous flow

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS; ALUMINA SUPPORT; ASPECT RATIO DISTRIBUTION; COMBINED EFFECT; COORDINATION NUMBER; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORIES; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; KNUDSEN; MACROPOROUS; OPERATING CONDITION; PORE LENGTH; PORE NETWORKS; PORE SPACE; TORTUOSITY; TRANSPORT MECHANISM;

ALUMINA; DIFFUSION; POROUS MATERIALS; VISCOUS FLOW;

ASPECT RATIO;

ALPHA ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NITROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORY; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS TRANSPORT; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THEORY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84860549843     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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