Diffusion induced phase separation with crystallizable nylons. I. Mass transfer processes for nylon 4,6

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-49

  Bulte, A M W ^a   Mulder, M H V ^a   Smolders, C A ^a   Strathmann, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Mass transfer; Membrane formation; Spherulitic and axialitic morphology

Indexed keywords

NYLON; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSION; IMMERSION; LIQUID; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SOLID; THEORY;

CRYSTALLIZATION; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES;

COAGULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; MORPHOLOGY; NYLON POLYMERS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHASE SEPARATION;

AXIALITIC MORPHOLOGY; DIFFUSION INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; INTERFACIAL CONCENTRATION; LIQUID-LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MOMENT OF IMMERSION; PHASE INVERSION; SOLID LIQUID DEMIXING AREA; SOLID LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM; SPHERULITIC MORPHOLOGY;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 0030604083     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-7388(96)00163-9     Document Type: Article

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