Separation of NF3 and CF4 using amorphous glassy perfluoropolymer Teflon AF and Hyflon AD60 membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 462, Issue , 2014, Pages 75-87

  Branken, D J ^a   Krieg, H M ^a   le Roux, J P ^b   Lachmann, G ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NECSA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hyflon AD60; Perfluoropolymer membranes; Teflon AF

Indexed keywords

FREE VOLUME; GLASS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SEPARATION;

DIFFUSION SELECTIVITY; FRACTIONAL FREE VOLUME; HYFLON AD60; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE; PERFLUOROPOLYMERS; RESIDUAL CASTING SOLVENTS; TEFLON AF;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

AMORPHOUS GLASSY PERFLUOROPOLYMER; CARBON; CARBON TETRAFLUORIDE; FLUORIDE; HELIUM; HYFLON AD60; NITROGEN; NITROGEN TRIFLUORIDE; POLYMER; SOLVENT; TEFLON AF1600; TEFLON AF2400; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFUSION SELECTIVITY; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS PERMEABILITY; GAS SEPARATION; GAS SOLUBILITY; GASES, FUMES, VAPORS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HEAT TREATMENT; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 84897409022     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.03.033     Document Type: Article

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