High-performance sulfonated polyimide/polyimide/polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane hybrid membranes for ethanol dehydration applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 454, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-73

  Le, Ngoc Lieu ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ethanol dehydration; PALS; Pervaporation; Polyimide; POSS; Sulfonation

Indexed keywords

DUAL-LAYER HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; ETHANOL DEHYDRATION; INORGANIC NANOPARTICLE; MISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS; PALS; POLYMER CHAIN PACKING; POSS; SULFONATED POLYIMIDES;

DEHYDRATION; EVAPORATION; HEAT TREATMENT; MICROCHANNELS; PERVAPORATION; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYIMIDES; SULFONATION;

ETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; COPOLY (1,5 NAPHTHALENE 3,5 BENZOIC ACID 2,2 BIS (3,4 DICARBOXYPHENYL))HEXAFLOUROPROPANEDIMIDE; POLYHEDRAL OLIGOSILSESQUIOXANE; POLYIMIDE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTACT ANGLE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDROPHILICITY; MATERIAL COATING; MICROSCOPY; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFONATION; THERMOSTABILITY; THICKNESS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84890877080     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.11.053     Document Type: Article

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