Anisotropic membrane materials for gas separations

Fluorinated and nanoporous graphene materials as sorbents for gas separations.

The physisorption of gases on surfaces depends on the electrostatic and dispersion interactions with adsorbates. The former can be tuned by introducing charge variations in the material, and the latter can be tuned by chemical substitution. Using atomistic Monte Carlo calculations, the Henry's law constants, and isosteric heats of adsorption of CH(4), CO(2), N(2), O(2), H(2)S, SO(2), and H(2)O ...

Optimal design of spiral-wound membrane networks for gas separations

An optimal design strategy for spiral-wound membrane networks based on an approximate permeator model and a mixedinteger nonlinear programming (MINLP) solution strategy is proposed. A general permeator system superstructure is used to embed a very large number of possible network con®gurations. The superstructure allows the development of a MINLP design strategy which simultaneously optimizes t...

A Theoretical Study of Wall Ironing for Anisotropic Workharden Materials

A Theoretical Study of Wall Ironing for Anisotropic Workharden Materials

Compatibilized Immiscible Polymer Blends for Gas Separations

Membrane-based gas separation has attracted a great deal of attention recently due to the requirement for high purity gasses in industrial applications like fuel cells, and because of environment concerns, such as global warming. The current methods of cryogenic distillation and pressure swing adsorption are energy intensive and costly. Therefore, polymer membranes have emerged as a less energy...