The transport of gases in a mesoporous γ-alumina supported membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 428, Issue , 2013, Pages 357-370

  Gao, Xuechao ^a   Bonilla, Mauricio Rincón ^a   da Costa, João C Diniz ^a   Bhatia, Suresh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diffusion in supported membrane; Effective medium theory; Oscillator model; Slip flow; Tortuosity

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORIES; OSCILLATOR MODEL; SLIP FLOW; SUPPORTED MEMBRANE; TORTUOSITY;

ALUMINA; DIFFUSION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); PORE SIZE;

MEMBRANES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; GAMMA ALUMINA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; GAS TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR SIZE; OSCILLATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84870859064     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.10.015     Document Type: Article

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