Investigation of CO 2-induced plasticization in fluorinated polyimide membranes via molecular simulation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 417-418, Issue , 2012, Pages 217-227

  Velioǧlu, Sadiye ^a   Ahunbay, M Göktuǧ ^a   Tantekin Ersolmaz, S Birgül ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Membrane based gas separation; Molecular simulation; Plasticization; Polyimide; Sorption

Indexed keywords

D-SPACING; FLUORINATED POLYIMIDES; FRACTIONAL FREE VOLUME; GAS SEPARATIONS; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; PLASTICIZATION; POLYIMIDE CHAINS; POLYMER MATRICES; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; SORPTION CAPACITIES; SORPTION COEFFICIENTS; SWOLLEN POLYMERS; VOLUME ANALYSIS;

FREE VOLUME; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYIMIDES; SORPTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

2,4,6 TRIMETHYL 3 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; 2,5 DIMETHYL 4 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; 4,4 HEXAFLUOROISOPROPYLIDENE DIPHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE; 4,4 OXYDIANILINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; PLASTICIZER; POLYIMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS PERMEABILITY; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING;

EID: 84864823014     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.06.043     Document Type: Article

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