Temperature and pressure dependence of membrane permeance and its effect on process economics of hollow fiber gas separation system

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 430, Issue , 2013, Pages 44-55

  Ahmad, Faizan ^a   Lau, K K ^a   Shariff, A M ^a   Fong Yeong, Yin ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Gas separation; Hollow fiber membrane; Joule thomson effect; Membrane permeance; Process simulation

Indexed keywords

GAS SEPARATIONS; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; JOULE-THOMSON EFFECT; MEMBRANE PERMEANCE; PROCESS SIMULATIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBERS; SEPARATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOELECTRICITY;

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; NATURAL GAS;

ARTICLE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MODEL; PHASE SEPARATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84872198255     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.11.070     Document Type: Article

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