Correlation of gas permeability in a metal-organic framework MIL-101(Cr)-polysulfone mixed-matrix membrane with free volume measurements by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS)

Membranes

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 331-353

  Tanh Jeazet, Harold B ^a   Koschine, Tönjes ^b   Staudt, Claudia ^a,c   Raetzke, Klaus ^b   Janiak, Christoph ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gas separation; Membranes; Metal organic frameworks (MOFs); Mixed matrix membranes; PALS; Permeability; Permselectivity; Porosity

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMIUM; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FREE VOLUME; GAS PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANES; POROSITY; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

GAS SEPARATIONS; METALORGANIC FRAMEWORKS (MOFS); MIXED-MATRIX MEMBRANES; PALS; PERMSELECTIVITIES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84886708589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20770375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/membranes3040331     Document Type: Article

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