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Hydrogen purification with membranes

Gas transport in mixed matrix membranes

Mass transport in membranes for fuel cells

Liquid transport in polymeric membranes

Thermodynamic modelling of polymers and their solutions

Gas transport in novel sustainable barrier materials for packaging

Correlation between rheological and mass transport properties of polymers

Non Fickian Diffusion in Polymers

CFD modeling of mass transport in solids

CO2 capture with membranes

Hydrogen purification with membranes

Related papers:
J. Catalano, M. Giacinti Baschetti, G.C. Sarti, Influence of water vapor on hydrogen permeation through 2.5 micrometer Pd/Ag membranes, «INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY», 2011, 36, pp. 8658 - 8673.
J. Catalano, M. Giacinti Baschetti, G.C. Sarti, Hydrogen permeation in palladium-based membranes in the presence of carbon monoxide, «JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE», 2010, 362, pp. 221 - 233.
J. Catalano, M. Giacinti Baschetti, G. C. Sarti, Influence of the gas phase resistance on hydrogen flux through thin palladium–silver membranes, «JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE», 2009, 339, pp. 57 - 67
Diego Pizzi, Ryan Worth, Marco Giacinti Baschetti, Giulio C. Sarti, Ken-ichi Noda, Hydrogen permeability of 2.5 micrometer palladium–silver membranes deposited on ceramic supports, «JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE», 2008, 325, pp. 446 - 453

Mass transport in polymers

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M. Giacinti Baschetti, F. Doghieri, B. Freeman, G. C. Sarti, Transient and Steady State Effective Diffusivity in High Free Volume Glassy Polymers, «JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE», 2009, 344, pp. 144 - 154
J. E. Ritums, B. Neway, F. Doghieri, G. Bergman, U. W. Gedde, M. S. Hedenqvist, Assessing the Transport Properties of Organic Penetrants in Low-Density Polyethylene Using Free Volume Models, «JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE. PART B, POLYMER PHYSICS», 2007, 45, pp. 723 - 734
B. NEWAY; A. WESTBERG; A. MATTOZZI; M.S. HEDENQVIST; GIACINTI BASCHETTI M.; V.B.F. MATHOT; U.W. GEDDE, FREE VOLUME AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF HOMOGENEOUS POLY(ETHYLENE-CO-OCTENE)S, «POLYMER», 2004, 45, pp. 3913 - 3922
E. PICCININI; GIACINTI BASCHETTI M.; G.C. SARTI, Use of an automated spring balance for the simultaneous measurement of sorption and swelling in polymeric films, «JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE», 2004, 234, pp. 95 - 100
M.G. DE ANGELIS, G.C. SARTI, A.SANGUINETI, P. MACCONE (2004). Permeation, Diffusion, and Sorption of Dimethyl Ether in Fluoroelastomers. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE. PART B, POLYMER PHYSICS, vol. 42, p. 1987-2006
Mikael Hedenqvuist, Ferruccio Doghieri "The significance of the zero-concentration diffusivity value obtained from integral desorption data" POLYMER, vol. 43, pp. 223-226 (2002)
Massimo Ghisellini, Massimiliano Quinzi, Marco Giacinti Baschetti, Ferruccio Doghieri, Gianna Costa, Giulio C. Sarti "Sorption and Diffusion of Vapors in PTMSP and PTMSP/PTMSE Copolymers" DESALINATION, vol. 149, pp. 441-445 (2002)
Ferruccio Doghieri, Marco Giacinti Baschetti, Lorenzo Nicolini, Giulio C. Sarti "Sorption and Diffusion of n-Alkanes and Alcohols in Poly (1-trimethyl silyl-1-propyne)" ACS SYM SER, vol. 733, pp. 38-55 (1999)
Ferruccio Doghieri, Giulio C. Sarti "Solubility, Diffusivity and Mobility of n-Pentane and Ethanol in Poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne)" J POLYM SCI POL PHYS, vol. 35, pp. 2245-2258 (1997)
Ferruccio Doghieri, Decio Biavati, Giulio C. Sarti. "Solubility and Diffusivity of Ethanol in PTMSP:Effects of Activity and Polymer Ageing" IND ENG CHEM RES, vol. 35, n. , pp. 2420-2430 (1996)

Gas separation with membranes

Related papers:
M. Minelli, K. Friess, O. Vopicka, M. G. De Angelis, Modeling gas and vapor sorption in a Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIM-1), «FLUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA», 2013, 347, pp. 35 - 44
M. Minelli, G. Cocchi, L. Ansaloni, M. Giacinti Baschetti, M.G. De Angelis, F. Doghieri, Vapor and Liquid Sorption in Matrimid Polyimide: Experimental Characterization and Modeling, «INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH», 2013, 52, pp. 8936 - 8945
Galizia M., De Angelis M.G., Sarti G.C., Sorption of hydrocarbons and alcohols in addition-type poly(trimethyl silyl norbornene) and other high free volume glassy polymers. II: NELF model predictions, «JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE», 2012, 405-406, pp. 201 - 211
Galizia M., De Angelis M.G., Finkelshtein E., Yampolskii Y., Sarti G.C., Sorption and transport of hydrocarbons and alcohols in addition-type poly(trimethyl silyl norbornene). I: experimental data., «JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE», 2011, 385-386, pp. 141 - 153
R. S. Prabhakar, M. G. De Angelis, G. C. Sarti, B. D. Freeman, M. C. Coughlin, Gas and Vapor Sorption, Permeation, and Diffusion in Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-perfluoromethyl vinyl ether), «MACROMOLECULES», 2005, 38, pp. 7043 - 7055
M. Giacinti Baschetti, M. Ghisellini, M. Quinzi, F. Doghieri, P. Stagnaro, G. Costa, G.C. Sarti, Effects on sorption and diffusion in PTMSP and TMSP/TMSE copolymers of free volume changes due to polymer ageing, «JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE», 2005, 739, pp. 75 - 86
De Angelis M.G., Merkel, T.C., Bondar, V.I., Freeman, B.D., Doghieri, F. Sarti, G.C. "Gas Sorption and Dilation in Poly(2,2-bistrifluoromethyl-4,5-difluoro-1,3-dioxole-co-tetrafluoroethylene): Comparison of Experimental Data with Predictions of the Non Equilibrium Lattice Fluid Model", Macromolecules, 35, 1276-1288 (2002).
De Angelis M. G., Merkel T.C., Bondar V. I., Freeman B. D., Doghieri F., Sarti G.C.," Hydrocarbon and Fluorocarbon Solubility and Dilation in Poly(dimethylsiloxane): Comparison of Experimental Data with Predictions of the Sanchez-Lacombe Equation of State", Journal of Polymer Science, Part B, Polymer Physics, 37, 3011-3026.

Gas transport in mixed matrix membranes

Related papers:
M. G. De Angelis, R. Gaddoni, G. C. Sarti, Gas Solubility, Diffusivity, Permeability, and Selectivity in Mixed Matrix Membranes Based on PIM-1 and Fumed Silica, «INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH», 2013, 52, pp. 10506 - 10520
De Angelis M.G., Sarti G.C., Gas sorption and permeation in mixed matrix membranes based on glassy polymers and silica nanoparticles, «CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING», 2012, 1, pp. 148 - 155
Ferrari M.C., Galizia M., De Angelis M.G., Sarti G.C., Gas and Vapor Transport in Mixed Matrix Membranes Based on Amorphous Teflon AF1600 and AF2400 and Fumed Silica, «INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH», 2010, 49, pp. 11920 - 11935
M. Galizia, I. Puccini, M. Messori, M. G. De Angelis, G. C. Sarti, Mass Transport in Nanocomposite Materials for Membrane Separations, «AIP CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS», 2010, 1255, pp. 218 - 220
M. C. Ferrari, M. Galizia, M. G. De Angelis, G. C. Sarti, VAPOR SORPTION AND DIFFUSION IN MIXED MATRICES BASED ON TEFLON® AF 2400, in: Membrane Gas Separation, NEW YORK, Wiley-VCH, 2010, pp. 125 - 142
MG De Angelis, GC Sarti, Solubility and Diffusivity of Gases in Mixed Matrix Membranes Containing Hydrophobic Fumed Silica: Correlations and Predictions Based on the NELF Model, «INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH», 2008, 47, pp. 5214 - 5226

Mass transport in membranes for fuel cells

Related papers:
M.C. Ferrari, J. Catalano, M. Giacinti Baschetti, M. G. De Angelis, G. C. Sarti, FTIR-ATR Study of Water Distribution in a Short-Side-Chain PFSI Membrane, «MACROMOLECULES», 2012, 45, pp. 1901 - 1912
Jacopo Catalano, Marco Giacinti Baschetti, Maria Grazia De Angelis, Giulio Cesare Sarti, Aldo Sanguineti, Paolo Fossati, Gas and water vapor permeation in a short-side-chain PFSI membrane, «DESALINATION», 2009, 240, pp. 341 - 346
D Gorri, MG De Angelis, M Giacinti Baschetti, GC Sarti, Water and methanol permeation through short-side-chain perfluorosulphonic acid ionomeric membranes, «JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE», 2008, 322, pp. 383 - 391

Liquid transport in polymeric membranes

Related papers:
Ondrej Vopicka, Maria Grazia De Angelis, Giulio Cesare Sarti, Mixed gas sorption in glassy polymeric membranes: I. CO2/CH4 and n-C4/CH4 mixtures sorption in poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne) (PTMSP), «JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE», 2014,449, pp. 97 - 108
Catalano J., Myezwa T., De Angelis M.G., Giacinti Baschetti M., Sarti G.C., The effect of relative humidity on the gas permeability and swelling in PFSI membranes, «INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY», 2012, 37, pp. 6308 - 6316 Y. Yamamoto, M. C. Ferrari, M. Giacinti Baschetti, M. G. De Angelis, G. C. Sarti, A quartz crystal microbalance study of water vapor sorption in a short side-chain PFSI membrane, «DESALINATION», 2006, 200, 1-3, pp. 636 - 638
M.G. De Angelis, S. Lodge, M. Giacinti Baschetti, G.C. Sarti, F. Doghieri, A. Sanguineti, P. Fossati, Water sorption and diffusion in a short-side-chain perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer membrane for PEMFCS: effect of temperature and pre-treatment, «DESALINATION», 2006, 193, pp. 398 - 404

Thermodynamic modelling of polymers and their solutions

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Minelli, M., Doghieri, F.,A predictive model for vapor solubility and volume dilation in glassy polymers,Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 2012, 51 (50) , pp. 16505-16516 M. Minelli, M.G. De Angelis, D. Hofmann, A novel multiscale method for the prediction of the volumetric and gas solubility behavior of high-Tg polyimides, «FLUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA», 2012, 333, pp. 87 - 96
G.C. Sarti, M.G. De Angelis, Calculation of the solubility of liquid solutes in glassy polymers, «AICHE JOURNAL», 2012, 58, pp. 292 - 30
M. Minelli, S. Campagnoli, M.G. De Angelis, F. Doghieri, G.C. Sarti, Predictive Model for the Solubility of Fluid Mixtures in Glassy Polymers, «MACROMOLECULES», 2011, 44, pp. 4852 - 4862
M.G. De Angelis, G.C. Sarti, Solubility of Gases and Liquids in Glassy Polymers, «ANNUAL REVIEW OF CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING», 2011, 2, pp. 97 - 120
De Angelis MG, Boulougouris GC, Theodorou DN, Prediction of Infinite Dilution Benzene Solubility in Linear Polyethylene Melts via the Direct Particle Deletion Method, «JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. B, CONDENSED MATTER, MATERIALS, SURFACES, INTERFACES & BIOPHYSICAL», 2010, 114, pp. 6233 - 6246
V. Carlà, Y. Hussain, C. Grant, G.C. Sarti, R.G. Carbonell, F. Doghieri, Modeling sorption kinetics of carbon dioxide in glassy polymeric films using the nonequilibrium thermodynamics approach, «INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH», 2009, 48, pp. 3844 - 3854
M. G. De Angelis, G.C. Sarti, F. Doghieri, Correlations between Penetrant Properties and Infinite Dilution Gas Solubility in Glassy Polymers: NELF Model Derivation, «INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH», 2007, 46, pp. 7645 - 7656
M. G. De Angelis, G. C. Sarti, F. Doghieri, NELF model prediction of the infinite dilution gas solubility in glassy polymers, «JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE», 2007, 289, pp. 106 - 122
F. Doghieri, M. Quinzi, D.G. Rethwisch, G.C. Sarti, Predicting Gas Solubility in Membranes through Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics for Glassy Polymers (NET-GP), in: Materials Science of Membrane for Gas and Vapor Separations, NEW YORK, J. Wiley, 2006, pp. 137 - 158
F. Doghieri, M.G. De Angelis, M. Giacinti Baschetti, G.C. Sarti, Solubility of gases and vapors in glassy polymers modelled through non-equilibrium PHSC theory, «FLUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA», 2006, 241(1-2), pp. 300 - 307
M. Giacinti Baschetti, M.G. De Angelis, F. Doghieri, G. C. Sarti, Solubility of gases in polymeric membranes, in: MIGUEL A. GALAN EVA MARTIN DEL VALLE, Chemical Engineering - Trends and Developments, CHICHESTER, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2005, pp. 41 - 62
F. GRASSIA; GIACINTI BASCHETTI M.; F. DOGHIERI; G. C. SARTI, "Solubility of Gases and Vapors in Glassy Polymer Blends", in: I. PINNAU; B. FREEMAN, "Advanced Materials for Membrane Separations", NEW YORK, Oxford University Press, 2004, pp. 55 - 73 (ACS Symposium series)
F. Doghieri, M. Quinzi, D.G. Rethwish, G.C. Sarti, Predicting Gas Solubility in Glassy Polymers through Nonequilibrium EOS, in: Advanced Materials for Membrane Separation, WASHINGTON, American Chemical Society, 2004, pp. 74 - 90 (ACS Symposium Series)
Ferruccio Doghieri, Marco Ghedini, Massimiliano Quinzi, David G. Rethwisch, Giulio C. Sarti "Gas solubility in glassy polymers:predictions from non-equilibrium EoS" DESALINATION, vol. 144, pp. 73-78 (2002)
Marco Giacinti Baschetti, Ferruccio Doghieri, Giulio C. Sarti "Solubility in Glassy Polymers: Correlations through the Nonequilibrium Lattice Fluid Model" IND ENG CHEM RES, vol. 40, pp. 3027-3037 (2001)
Ferruccio Doghieri, Michele Canova, Giulio C. Sarti "Solubility of Gaseous Mixtures in Glassy Polymers: NELF Predictions" ACS SYM SER, vol. 733, pp. 179-193 (1999)
Giulio C. Sarti, Ferruccio Doghieri "Predictions of the Solubility of Gases in Glassy Polymers based on the NELF Model" CHEM ENG SCI, vol. 53, pp. 3435-3447 (1998)
Ferruccio Doghieri, Giulio C. Sarti "Predicting the Low Pressure Solubility of Gases and Vapors in Glassy Polymers by the NELF Model" J MEMBRANE SCI, vol. 147, pp. 73-86 (1998)
Ferruccio Doghieri, Giulio C. Sarti "Non-Equilibrium Lattice Fluids:a Predictive Model for the Solubility in Glassy Polymers" MACROMOLECULES, vol. 29, n. , pp. 7885-7896 (1996)

Gas transport in novel sustainable barrier materials for packaging

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M. Boselli, V. Colombo, M. G. De Angelis, E. Ghedini, M. Gherardi, R. Laurita, A. Liguori, M. Minelli, F. Rotundo, P. Sanibondi, A. Stancampiano, Comparing the effect of different atmospheric pressure non-equilibrium plasma sources on PLA oxygen permeability, «JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONFERENCE SERIES», 2012, 406, pp. 1 - 8
F. Deflorian, M. Fedel, S. Dirè, V. Tagliazucca, R. Bongiovanni, L. Vescovo, M. Minelli, M.G. De Angelis, Study of the effect of organically functionalized silica nanoparticles on the properties of UV curable acrylic coatings, «PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS», 2011, 72, pp. 44 - 51
M.Minelli, M. Giacinti Baschetti, F. Doghieri, M. Ankerfors, T. Lindström, I. Siró, D. Plackett, Investigation of mass transport properties of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) films, «JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE», 2010, 358, pp. 67 - 75
M. Minelli, M.G. De Angelis, F. Doghieri, M. Rocchetti, A. Montenero, Barrier properties of organic-inorganic hybrid coatings based on polyvinyl alcohol with improved water resistance, «POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE», 2010, 50, pp. 144 - 153
G. Malucelli, A. Priola, E. Amerio, A. Pollicino, G. di Pasquale, D. Pizzi, M. G. De Angelis, F. Doghieri, Surface and barrier properties of hybrid nanocomposites containing silica and PEO segments, «JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE», 2007, 103, pp. 4107 - 4115
G. Malucelli, E. Amerio, M. Minelli, M.G. De Angelis, Epoxy-siloxane hybrid coatings by a dual-curing process, «ADVANCES IN POLYMER TECHNOLOGY», 2009, 28, pp. 77 - 85
M. Toselli, F. Pilati, M. Marini, F. Doghieri, M.G. De Angelis, M. Minelli, Oxygen permeability of novel organic–inorganic coatings: II. Modification of the organic component with a hydrogen-bond forming polymer, «EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL», 2008, 44, pp. 3256 - 3263
M. Minelli, M.G. De Angelis, F. Doghieri, M. Marini, M. Toselli, F. Pilati, Oxygen permeability of novel organic–inorganic coatings: I. Effects of organic–inorganic ratio and molecular weight of the organic component, «EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL», 2008, 44, pp. 2581 - 2588

Correlation between rheological and mass transport properties of polymers

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F. Bacchelli, S. Coppola, M. Giacinti Baschetti, M. G. De Angelis, F. Doghieri, Diffusion of cyclohexane in styrene block copolymers, relationship between mass transport and viscoelastic properties, in: The 2007 AICHE Annual Meeting Proceedings, MADISON, WI 53704, Omnipress, 2007, pp. 1 - 7 .
M. Ferrari, E. Piccinini, M. Giacinti Baschetti, F. Doghieri, G. Sarti, Solvent induced stresses during sorption in glassy polycarbonate: experimental analysis and model simulation for a novel bending cantilever apparatus, «INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH», 2008, 47, pp. 1071 - 1080
Piccinini E., Gardini D., Doghieri F., Stress effects on mass transport in polymers: a model for volume relaxation, «COMPOSITES. PART A: APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING», 2006, 37, pp. 546 - 555

Non Fickian DIffusion in Polymers

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Hallinan DT, De Angelis MG, Giacinti Baschetti M, Sarti GC, Elabd Yossef A., Non-Fickian Diffusion of Water in Nafion, «MACROMOLECULES», 2010, 43, pp. 4667 - 4678
Sarti, G.C., Doghieri, F., Non-fickian transport of alkyl alcohols through prestretched poly-methylmethacrylate, Chemical Engineering Science 1994, 49 (5) , pp. 733-747

CFD modelling of mass transport in solids

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M. Minelli, M. Giacinti Baschetti, F. Doghieri, A comprehensive model for mass transport properties in nanocomposites, «JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE», 2011, 381, pp. 10 - 20
M. Coroneo, G.Montante, M.Giacinti Baschetti, A.Paglianti, CFD modelling of inorganic membrane modules for gas mixture separation, «CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE», 2009, 64, pp. 1085 - 1094
M. Minelli, M. Giacinti Baschetti, F. Doghieri, Analysis of modeling results for barrier properties in ordered nanocomposite systems, «JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE», 2009, 327, pp. 208 - 215