Highly permeable zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF)-71 nano-particles enhanced polyimide membranes for gas separation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 467, Issue , 2014, Pages 162-174

  Japip, Susilo ^a   Wang, Huan ^a,b   Xiao, Youchang ^c   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^c Suzhou Faith and Hope Membrane Technology Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Gas separation; Mixed matrix membranes; Molecular sieving effect; Nano sized ZIF 71; Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GASES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYIMIDES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SEPARATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

GAS SEPARATIONS; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR-SIEVING EFFECTS; NANO-SIZED ZIF-71; ZEOLITIC IMIDAZOLATE FRAMEWORKS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NANOPARTICLE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PLASTICIZER; POLYIMIDE; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEOLITIC IMIDAZOLATE FRAMEWORK 71;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; GAS SEPARATION; GAS SORPTION; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANE; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMEABILITY; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 84901981675     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.05.025     Document Type: Article

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