Modifying the molecular structure and gas separation performance of thermally labile polyimide-based membranes for enhanced natural gas purification

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 1056-1064

  Chua, Mei Ling ^a   Xiao, You Chang ^b   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Suzhou Industrial Park   (China)

Author keywords

Cyclodextrin; Ferrocene; Gas separation; Polyimide; Thermal annealing

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYCLODEXTRINS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GASES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NATURAL GAS; ORGANOMETALLICS; POLYIMIDES; SEPARATION;

BINARY GAS; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; FERROCENES; GAS SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; GAS SEPARATIONS; GEL CONTENTS; POLYIMIDE MEMBRANES; THERMAL-ANNEALING;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84887519050     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.10.034     Document Type: Article

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