The transport of gases in a supported mesoporous silica membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 438, Issue , 2013, Pages 90-104

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effective medium theory; Knudsen model; Membrane transport; Oscillator Model; Tortuosity

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORIES; KNUDSEN; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; OSCILLATOR MODEL; TORTUOSITY;

ADSORPTION; DIFFUSION; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); PORE SIZE; SILICA;

MEMBRANES;

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ACCURACY; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FLOW RATE; GAS TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR SIZE; OSCILLATOR; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84876701305     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.03.042     Document Type: Article

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