Solution-processable exfoliated zeolite nanosheets purified by density gradient centrifugation

AIChE Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3458-3467

  Agrawal, Kumar Varoon ^a   Topuz, Berna ^a   Jiang, Zheyu ^a   Nguenkam, Kevin ^a   Elyassi, Bahman ^a   Francis, Lorraine F ^a   Tsapatsis, Michael ^a   Navarro, Marta ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Density gradient centrifugation; Membrane support; Zeolite membrane; Zeolite nanosheets

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA SUSPENSIONS; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; HIGH-RESOLUTION TEM; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; LARGE-SCALE DEPLOYMENT; MEMBRANE SUPPORTS; MOLECULAR SIEVING PROPERTIES; ZEOLITE MEMBRANE;

ALUMINA; CENTRIFUGATION; COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL); CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MEMBRANES; NANOSHEETS; PURIFICATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THICK FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FILTRATION;

EID: 84881669372     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14099     Document Type: Article

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