Preparation and gas separation properties of partially pyrolyzed membranes (PPMs) derived from copolyimides containing polyethylene oxide side chains

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 409-410, Issue , 2012, Pages 200-211

  Huertas, R M ^a   Doherty, C M ^b   Hill, A J ^b   Lozano, A E ^a   de Abajo, J ^a   de la Campa, J G ^a   Maya, E M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Copolyimides; Gas permeation; Membranes; Poly(ethylene oxide); Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS; COPOLYIMIDES; CRYSTALLINITIES; DEGREE OF MODIFICATION; ESTERIFICATION REACTIONS; GAS PERMEATION; GAS SEPARATIONS; GAS TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; LOW TEMPERATURES; MONOMETHYL ETHERS; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; SIDE-CHAINS; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; VOLUME ELEMENTS; VOLUME SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WATER UPTAKE;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ESTERIFICATION; ETHERS; FREE VOLUME; MEMBRANES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYIMIDES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; PYROLYSIS; SEPARATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; COPOLYIMIDE; COPOLYMER; IMIDE; MACROGOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ESTERIFICATION; GAS PERMEABILITY; GAS TRANSPORT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PARTIALLY PYROLYZED MEMBRANE; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PYROLYSIS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84860590836     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.03.057     Document Type: Article

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