Natural gas purification and olefin/paraffin separation using thermal cross-linkable co-polyimide/ZIF-8 mixed matrix membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 444, Issue , 2013, Pages 173-183

  Askari, Mohammad ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Mixed matrix membrane; Natural gas purification; Olefin paraffin separation; Thermal cross linking

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; CROSSLINKING REACTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; OLEFIN/PARAFFIN SEPARATIONS; THERMAL CROSS LINKABLE CO POLYIMIDES; THERMAL CROSSLINKING; ZEOLITIC IMIDAZOLATE FRAMEWORK-8;

ANNEALING; CROSSLINKING; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; NATURAL GAS; POLYIMIDES; SEPARATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ALKENE; NANOPARTICLE; NATURAL GAS; PARAFFIN; PLASTICIZER; POLYIMIDE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEOLITE; ZEOLITIC IMIDAZOLATE FRAMEWORK 8;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; GAS; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; WASTE GAS MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84878884103     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.05.016     Document Type: Article

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