Enhancing gas permeability in mixed matrix membranes through tuning the nanoparticle properties

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 482, Issue , 2015, Pages 49-55

  Kanehashi, Shinji ^a   Chen, George Q ^a   Scholes, Colin A ^a   Ozcelik, Berkay ^a   Hua, Carol ^b   Ciddor, Lachlan ^c   Southon, Peter D ^b   D'Alessandro, Deanna M ^b   Kentish, Sandra E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Free volume; Gas separation; Mixed matrix membrane; Polyimide

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FREE VOLUME; GAS PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURES; MEMBRANES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERS; PORE SIZE;

AROMATIC POLYIMIDES; FOCUS OF RESEARCHES; GAS SEPARATIONS; INORGANIC ADDITIVES; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; NANOPARTICLE PROPERTIES; PERMEABILITY ENHANCEMENT; SOLVENT CASTING METHOD;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

CARBON; NANOPARTICLE; NITROGEN; WATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DESORPTION; GAS PERMEABILITY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANE; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84924702828     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.01.046     Document Type: Article

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