Development of alumina supported ternary mixed matrix membranes for separation of H 2/light-alkane mixtures

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 415-416, Issue , 2012, Pages 725-733

  Topuz, Berna ^a   Yilmaz, Levent ^a   Kalipcilar, Halil ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Composite Membrane; Gas Separation; Mixed Matrix Membrane; Polyethersulfone; SAPO 34

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ALUMINA-SUPPORTED; COMPLEX MORPHOLOGY; COMPONENT SYSTEMS; EQUIMOLAR MIXTURES; GAS SEPARATIONS; INORGANIC SUPPORTS; MACROPOROUS; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENTS; POLYETHERSULFONES; SAPO-34; SEPARATION SELECTIVITY; SOLVENT EVAPORATION METHOD; TEMPERATURE CYCLES; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

ALUMINA; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ETHERS; PARAFFINS; SEPARATION;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

2 HYDROXY 5 METHYL ANILINE; ALKANE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANILINE; CARBON; HYDROGEN; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ENERGY; EVAPORATION; GAS; GAS PERMEABILITY; ISOTHERM; LIGHT; MEMBRANE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84864750606     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.05.060     Document Type: Article

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