Membrane Materials for Gas and Separation

The key to the successful development of separation membrane materials is finding and elaborating convenient methods for the synthesis of appropriate monomers and the determination of their optimal polymerization conditions, resulting in polymers with good gas transport and film-forming properties. This book discusses the chemistry and synthesis of silicon-containing polymers, and gas permeation and separation properties of the prepared polymers. Topics include - monomer synthesis - polymerization processes - catalyst selection - physicochemical properties - parameters of permeability - diffusivity - sorption thermodynamics - computer modeling - free volume - practical applications
Aimed at researchers and advanced students working in membrane science, organosilicon chemistry, polymer science and physical chemistry as well as those in related areas such as materials science, this volume combines membrane science, organosilicon chemistry, polymer science, materials science and physical chemistry.

Editors
Yuri Yampolskii
Eugene Finkelshtein
A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, RAS, Moscow, Russia