Enhanced CO2/N2 separation by porous reduced graphene oxide/Pebax mixed matrix membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 520, Issue , 2016, Pages 860-868

  Dong, Guanying ^a   Hou, Jingwei ^b   Wang, Jing ^a,c   Zhang, Yatao ^a   Chen, Vicki ^b   Liu, Jindun ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CO2 capture; Mixed matrix membrane; Pebax 1657; Porous reduced graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FABRICATION; FLOW OF GASES; GASES; GRAPHENE; MEMBRANES; NANOSHEETS; POLYMERS;

COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION; GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE; LAMINATE STRUCTURES; MEMBRANE FABRICATION; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; POLYMERIC MATRICES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; WET CHEMICAL PROCESS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; NANOSHEET; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DISPERSION; GAS FLOW; GAS PERMEABILITY; GAS TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84984801097     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.08.059     Document Type: Article

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