The thickness dependence of Matrimid films in water vapor permeation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 209, Issue , 2012, Pages 301-312

  Chen, George Q ^a   Scholes, Colin A ^a   Doherty, Cara M ^b   Hill, Anita J ^b   Qiao, Greg G ^a   Kentish, Sandra E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Diffusion; Permeation; Pore filling; Sorption; Thin film; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ASYMMETRIC MEMBRANES; COMPETITIVE SORPTION; FEED STREAMS; FRACTIONAL FREE VOLUME; GAS COMPONENT; HOLLOW FIBER MODULE; MIXED GAS; NET EFFECT; PHYSICAL AGING; PLASTICIZATION EFFECTS; PORE FILLING; SPIRAL WOUND; THICKNESS DEPENDENCE; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER VAPOR PERMEATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DIFFUSION; FILM THICKNESS; METHANE; PERMEATION; POLYPROPYLENES; SORPTION; THICK FILMS; THIN FILMS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER VAPOR;

VAPORS;

EID: 84865600402     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.07.135     Document Type: Article

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