Natural gas sweetening-the effect on CO 2-CH 4 separation after exposing a facilitated transport membrane to hydrogen sulfide and higher hydrocarbons

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 423-424, Issue , 2012, Pages 143-149

  Washim Uddin, Mohammad ^a   Hägg, May Britt ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blend membrane; Facilitated transport; Humidity; Hydrocarbons; Hydrogen sulfide

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT; BLEND MEMBRANES; COMBINED EFFECT; FACILITATED TRANSPORT; FACILITATED TRANSPORT MEMBRANES; GAS SWEETENINGS; HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; HIGHER HYDROCARBONS; HUMIDITY CONDITIONS; LOW HUMIDITY CONDITIONS; MEMBRANE SWELLING; N-HEXANE; PERMANENT DAMAGE; SELECTIVE LAYERS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; GAS MIXTURES; HEXANE; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MEMBRANES; NATURAL GAS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROPANE; SEPARATION; SORPTION; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HEXANE; HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NATURAL GAS; PROPANE; SWEETENING AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; GAS; HUMIDITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84867740814     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.08.010     Document Type: Article

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