Preparation, Characterization and gas permeation properties of polyurethane-silica/polyvinyl alcohol mixed matrix membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 432, Issue , 2013, Pages 115-125

  Semsarzadeh, Mohammad Ali ^a   Ghalei, Behnam ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gas permeation; Membrane; Polyurethane; Polyvinyl alcohol; Silica

Indexed keywords

CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA RED (FTIR) SPECTROSCOPY; GAS PERMEATION; GAS PERMEATION PROPERTIES; GAS SOLUBILITY; HYBRID MEMBRANE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; NANO SCALE; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); POLYURETHANE-SILICA; PURE CO; SEM MICROGRAPHS; SILICA CONTENT; SILICA NETWORKS; SILICA PARTICLES; SILICA PRECURSORS; SILICON BASED PARTICLES; SOLUTION-CASTING TECHNIQUE; SYNTHESIZED PARTICLES; TEMPLATING AGENTS; TETRAETHOXYSILANES; THEORETICAL PREDICTION; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSES (TGA);

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GASES; MEMBRANES; PERMEATION; POLYURETHANES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SOLUBILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CETRIMIDE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYURETHAN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SILICON DIOXIDE; TETRAETHOXYSILANE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GAS PERMEATION; HYDROPHILICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SOLUBILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 84873925120     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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