The effect of structural isomerism on carbon dioxide sorption and plasticization at the interface of a glassy polymer membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 460, Issue , 2014, Pages 213-228

  Neyertz, Sylvie ^a   Brown, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Isomer; Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations; Plasticization; Polyimide; Sorption

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; GLASS; ISOMERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYIMIDES; SORPTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

GLASSY POLYMERS; LARGE-SCALE MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; LOCAL RELAXATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PLASTICIZATION; POLYIMIDE MEMBRANES; REDUCED VOLUMES; SORPTION CURVES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; PLASTICIZER; POLYMER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS FIELD; GAS PERMEABILITY; ISOMERISM; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STEADY STATE; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 84896463526     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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