Gas transport through nanocomposite membrane composed by polyethylene with dispersed graphite nanoplatelets

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 463, Issue , 2014, Pages 196-204

  Checchetto, R ^a   Miotello, A ^a   Nicolais, L ^b   Carotenuto, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Filler polymer interface; Gas barrier; Graphite nanoplatelets; Low density polyethylene; Nanocomposite membranes

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLERS; GASES; GRAPHITE; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PERMEATION; PHASE INTERFACES; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS;

GAS BARRIER; GRAPHITE NANOPLATELETS; GRAPHITE NANOPLATELETS (GNPS); MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELS; REDUCED PERMEABILITIES; SOLUTION-DIFFUSION MECHANISMS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

FILLER; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE NANOPLATELET; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOPARTICLE; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS TRANSPORT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PHENOMENOLOGY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE MEMBRANE;

EID: 84901232862     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.03.065     Document Type: Article

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