Molecular simulations of MOF adsorbents and membranes for noble gas separations

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 164, Issue , 2017, Pages 108-121

  Sumer, Zeynep ^a   Keskin, Seda ^a  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Diffusion; Membrane; Metal organic framework; Molecular simulation; Noble gas separation

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFUSION; GAS ADSORPTION; GAS PERMEABILITY; INERT GASES; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANOMETALLICS; PORE SIZE; SEPARATION; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; ZEOLITES;

EQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; GAS SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; GAS SEPARATIONS; GRAND CANONICAL MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; TRADITIONAL ADSORBENTS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 85013011567     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2017.02.010     Document Type: Article

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