Simulation of binary gas separation through multi-tube molecular sieving membranes at high temperatures

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 218, Issue , 2013, Pages 394-404

  Ji, Guozhao ^a   Wang, Guoxiong ^a   Hooman, Kamel ^a   Bhatia, Suresh ^a   Diniz da Costa, João C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Binary gas separation; Hydrogen; Molecular sieving membrane; Multi tube module

Indexed keywords

BINARY GAS; BINARY GAS MIXTURE; COBALT OXIDES; COUNTER CURRENT; DIFFUSION EFFECTS; DRIVING FORCES; ENGINEERING PARAMETERS; FEED FLOW RATE; FEED PRESSURE; FLOW CONFIGURATIONS; GAS SEPARATIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE MODULE; MODULE SIZE; MOLAR FRACTIONS; MOLECULAR SIEVING; MOLECULAR SIEVING PROPERTIES; MULTI-TUBE MODULE; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMISATIONS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SEPARATION PROCESS; SIMULATED RESULTS; THEORETICAL MODELS;

COBALT; FLOW RATE; HYDROGEN; SILICA; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84873878336     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.12.063     Document Type: Article

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