Mixed-matrix membranes with metal-organic framework-decorated CNT fillers for efficient CO2 separation

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 27, 2015, Pages 14750-14757

  Lin, Rijia ^a   Ge, Lei ^a   Liu, Shaomin ^b   Rudolph, Victor ^a   Zhu, Zhonghua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

carbon nanotubes; high performance separation; metal organic frameworks; mixed matrix membranes; surface decoration

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANOMETALLICS;

EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; EXTERNAL SURFACES; GAS SELECTIVITY; HIGH SELECTIVITY; INTERFACIAL DEFECT; METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; SURFACE DECORATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84937128129     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b02680     Document Type: Article

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