Separation of ethylene/ethane and propylene/propane by cellulose acetate-silica nanocomposite membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 423-424, Issue , 2012, Pages 97-106

  Naghsh, Mahdi ^a   Sadeghi, Morteza ^a   Moheb, Ahmad ^a   Chenar, Mahdi Pourafshari ^b   Mohagheghian, Mohammad ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cellulose acetate; Membrane separation; Nanocomposite; Olefin; Paraffin

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE PRESSURE; CELLULOSE ACETATES; CONSTANT VOLUMES; DIFFUSIVITY COEFFICIENT; FEED PRESSURE; HYBRID MEMBRANE; MASS FRACTION; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PLASTICIZATION EFFECTS; PURE CELLULOSE; PURE GAS; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SILICA PARTICLES; SOLUTION-CASTING METHOD; TETRAETHOXYSILANES; TIME LAG;

CELLULOSE; DIFFUSION; ETHYLENE; NANOCOMPOSITES; OLEFINS; PARAFFINS; PROPYLENE; SEPARATION; SILICA; SOLUBILITY; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

ALKENE; CELLULOSE ACETATE; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOPARTICLE; PARAFFIN; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TETRAETHOXYSILANE;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GAS PERMEABILITY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDROLYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 84867747320     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.07.032     Document Type: Article

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