Functionalized carbon nanotubes mixed matrix membranes of polymers of intrinsic microporosity for gas separation

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 504-

  Khan, Muntazim Munir ^a   Filiz, Volkan ^a   Bengtson, Gisela ^a   Shishatskiy, Sergey ^a   Rahman, Mushfequr ^a   Abetz, Volker ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mixed matrix membrane; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Polymer of intrinsic microporosity

Indexed keywords

DIPCOATING METHODS; FUNCTIONALIZED; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; GAS PERMEANCE; GAS PERMEATION MEASUREMENTS; GAS SEPARATIONS; GAS TRANSPORT; INTRINSIC MICROPOROSITY; LONG TERM STABILITY; MICROPOROUS; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; NON-POLAR; POLYACRYLONITRILE MEMBRANES; POLYMERS OF INTRINSIC MICROPOROSITIES; STRONG INTERACTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GASES; LOADING; MICROPOROSITY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SEPARATION; SOLUBILITY;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84866074354     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-504     Document Type: Article

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