Effect of the addition of ZrO2 to polysulfone based UF membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 343-350

  Genne I ^a   Kuypers, S ^a   Leysen, R ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Field emission scanning electron microscopy; Membrane preparation and structure; Membranes; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGY; POLYSULFONES; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAFILTRATION; ZIRCONIA;

DEXTRAN RETENTION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLAT SHEET ZIRFON MEMBRANES; INORGANIC GRAINS; PHASE INVERSION PROCESS;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

DEXTRAN; POLYSULFONE; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONFERENCE PAPER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

MEMBRANES-SYNTHETIC; OXIDE; PERMEABILITY; ULTRAFILTRATION; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 0030131367     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-7388(95)00132-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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