Gas Separation Properties of Polyimide-Zeolite Mixed Matrix Membranes

Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia)

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 950-962

  Chaidou, C I ^a   Pantoleontos, G ^a   Koutsonikolas, D E ^a   Kaldis, S P ^b   Sakellaropoulos, G P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

Author keywords

gas separation performance; mixed matrix membrane; modified maxwell model; polyimide; zeolites

Indexed keywords

GAS SEPARATIONS; HIGH LOADINGS; INTERFACE VOID; LOW LOADING; MAXWELL MODELS; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; PERMEABILITY INCREASE; POLYIMIDE MEMBRANES; ZEOLITE 13X; ZEOLITE 4A; ZEOLITE LOADING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; LOADING; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; POLYIMIDES; SEPARATION; ZEOLITES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84861451841     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2011.645263     Document Type: Article

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