Pure- and mixed-gas propylene/propane permeation properties of spiro- and triptycene-based microporous polyimides

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 492, Issue , 2015, Pages 116-122

  Swaidan, Ramy J ^a   Ghanem, Bader ^a   Swaidan, Raja ^a   Litwiller, Eric ^a   Pinnau, Ingo ^a  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Gas separation; Olefin paraffin separation; Plasticization; Polyimide; Polymers of intrinsic microporosity

Indexed keywords

GASES; MICROPOROSITY; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERS; PROPYLENE; SEPARATION;

COMPETITIVE SORPTION; GAS SEPARATIONS; INTRINSIC MICROPOROSITY; OLEFIN/PARAFFIN SEPARATIONS; PERMEATION PROPERTIES; PLASTICIZATION; POLYMERS OF INTRINSIC MICROPOROSITIES; PROPYLENE/PROPANE SEPARATION;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

2,3,5,6 TETRAMETHYL 1,4 PHENYLENE DIAMINE; 9,10 DIISOPROPYLTRIPTYCENE BASED DIANHYDRIDE; DIAMINE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; PLASTICIZER; POLYIMIDE; POLYIMIDE OF INTRINSIC MICROPOROSITY; POLYMER; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; SPIRO CENTERED DIANHYDRIDE; TRIPTYCENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS; GAS PERMEABILITY; ISOTHERM; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84935002185     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.05.044     Document Type: Article

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