Polyimide mixed matrix membranes for CO2 separations using carbon-silica nanocomposite fillers

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 495, Issue , 2015, Pages 121-129

  Waqas Anjum, M ^a   de Clippel, F ^a   Didden, J ^a   Laeeq Khan, Asim ^b   Couck, Sarah ^c   Baron, Gino V ^a,b,c   Denayer, Joeri F M ^c   Sels, B F ^a   Vankelecom, I F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Process and Energy Systems Engineering Center PRESTIGE   (Pakistan)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide removal; Carbon silica materials; Flue gases; Gas separation; Mixed matrix membranes

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FILLERS; FLUE GASES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GAS MIXTURES; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SEPARATION; SILICA; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL; CARBON SILICAS; FEED COMPOSITIONS; GAS SEPARATIONS; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; OXYGEN FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON NANOPARTICLE; CARBON SILICA NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYIMIDE; SILICA NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CARBON SOURCE; DISPERSION; GAS PERMEABILITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE AREA; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84939623118     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.08.006     Document Type: Article

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