Enhanced selectivity in mixed matrix membranes for CO2 capture through efficient dispersion of amine-functionalized MOF nanoparticles

Nature Energy

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2017, Pages

  Ghalei, Behnam ^a   Sakurai, Kento ^a,b   Kinoshita, Yosuke ^a,b   Wakimoto, Kazuki ^a,b   Isfahani, Ali Pournaghshband ^a   Song, Qilei ^c   Doitomi, Kazuki ^d,e   Furukawa, Shuhei ^a   Hirao, Hajime ^d,e   Kusuda, Hiromu ^b   Kitagawa, Susumu ^a   Sivaniah, Easan ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; AMINES; CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DISPERSIONS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANOMETALLICS; POLYMER MATRIX; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENHANCEMENT EFFECTS; HIGH PERMEABILITY; INTRINSIC PERMEABILITY; METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK; MICRO-VOID FORMATION; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; SELECTIVITY ENHANCEMENT;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 85020400009     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20587546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nenergy.2017.86     Document Type: Article

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