Inorganic, polymeric and composite membranes
Subtitle: structure, function and other correlations
By: edited by S. Ted Oyama and Susan M. Stagg-Williams
Contributors: Knovel (Firm)
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Membrane science and technology -- 14
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 373
ISBN-13: 9780444537294; 9780444537287
Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Chemical & Biochemical; Industrial & Technical; SCIENCE; Chemistry; Membranes (Technology)
Description: Inorganic, Polymeric and Composite Membranes: Structure-Function and Other Correlations covers the latest technical advances in topics such as structure-function relationships for polymeric, inorganic, and composite membranes. Leading scientists provide in depth reviews and disseminate cutting-edge research results on correlations but also discuss new materials, characterization, modelling, computational simulation, process concepts, and spectroscopy. Unified by fundamental general correlations theme Many graphical examples Covers all major membrane types.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: 1. Correlations; title: 2. Review of silica membranes for hydrogen separation prepared by chemical vapor deposition (CVD); title: 3. Amorphous silica membranes for H2 separation prepared by chemical vapor deposition on hollow fiber supports; title: 4. Ab initio studies of silica based membranes: activation energy of permeation; title: 5. Review of CO2/CH4 separation membranes; title: 6. Gas permeation properties of helium, hydrogen and polar molecules through microporous silica membranes at high temperatures: Correlation with silica network structure; title: 7. Correlation between pyrolysis atmosphere and carbon molecular sieve membrane performance properties; title: 8. Review on prospects for energy saving in distillation process with microporous membranes; title: 9. Xylene separation performance of composition-gradient MFI zeolite membranes; title: 10. Membrane extraction for biofuel production; title: 11. A review of mixed ionic and electronic conductive (MIEC) ceramic membranes; title: 12. Critical factors affecting oxygen permeation through dual-phase membranes; title: 13. High temperature gas separations using high performance polymers; title: 14. Using first-principles models to advance development of metal membranes for high temperature hydrogen purification; title: 15. High Performance ultrafiltration membranes: Pore geometry and charge effects.