Effect of monoethylene glycol and triethylene glycol contamination on CO 2/CH 4 separation of a facilitated transport membrane for natural gas sweetening

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 423-424, Issue , 2012, Pages 150-158

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

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blend membrane; Facilitated transport; Humidity; Monoethylene glycol; Triethylene glycol

Indexed keywords

BLEND MEMBRANES; EXPOSURE TEMPERATURE; FACILITATED TRANSPORT; FACILITATED TRANSPORT MEMBRANES; GAS SWEETENINGS; HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; MONOETHYLENE GLYCOL; PERMEATION PROPERTIES; POTENTIAL THREATS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS; TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; MEMBRANES; NATURAL GAS; SEPARATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ARTICLE; HUMIDITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84867742881     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.08.011     Document Type: Article

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