Water-solubility-driven separation of gases using graphene membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 428, Issue , 2013, Pages 546-553

  Lee, Joonho ^a   Aluru, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas separation; Graphene; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

GAS MOLECULES; GAS SEPARATIONS; SELECTIVITY RATIO; SEPARATION RATIO; WATER SLABS; WATER SOLUBILITIES;

GASES; GRAPHENE; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; SEPARATION; SOLUBILITY;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON NANOTUBE; GRAPHENE; METHANE; NITROGEN; WATER;

ARTICLE; GAS; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; THICKNESS;

EID: 84871013557     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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