Seeding-free aqueous synthesis of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 membranes: How to trigger preferential heterogeneous nucleation and membrane growth in aqueous rapid reaction solution

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 472, Issue , 2014, Pages 29-38

  Tanaka, Shunsuke ^a   Shimada, Tomoko ^a   Fujita, Kosuke ^a   Miyake, Yoshikazu ^a   Kida, Koji ^b   Yogo, Katsunori ^b   Denayer, Joeri F M ^c   Sugita, Miki ^d   Takewaki, Takahiko ^d  

^a KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EARTH   (Japan)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aqueous synthesis; Gas permeation; In situ growth; Seeding free; ZIF 8 membrane

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SYNTHESIS; GAS PERMEATION; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; IN-SITU GROWTH; RAPID REACTIONS; ZEOLITIC IMIDAZOLATE FRAMEWORK-8; ZIF-8 MEMBRANES;

ACETIC ACID; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANION; CARBOXYLIC ACID; HYDROGEN; IMIDAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; ZEOLITE; ZINC ACETATE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; MEMBRANE; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84908412409     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.08.038     Document Type: Article

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