Predictions of effective diffusivity of mixed matrix membranes with tubular fillers

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 485, Issue , 2015, Pages 123-131

  Wang, Tung ping ^a   Kang, Dun Yen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Effective diffusivity; Membrane separation; Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs); Modeling; Nanotube

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; DIFFUSION; FORECASTING; MASS TRANSFER; MODELS; NANOTUBES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; YARN;

CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTIONS; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSIVITIES; FILLER VOLUME FRACTION; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR DIFFUSIVITY; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER;

FILLERS;

ALUMINOSILICATE NANOTUBE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOTUBE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; TITANATE NANOTUBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPECT RATIO; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSIVITY RATIO; FICK DIFFUSION EQUATION; KANG JONES NAIR MODEL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MAXWELL MODEL; MEMBRANE; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANE; ORIENTATION PARAMETER; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SIMULATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TUBULAR FILLER VOLUME FRACTION;

EID: 84926179525     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.03.028     Document Type: Article

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