Equilibrium phase behavior of the membrane forming water-DMSO-EVAL copolymer system

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-65

  Young, Tai Horng ^a   Lai, Juin Yih ^b   You, Wei Ming ^c   Cheng, Liao Ping ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crystallization; EVAL copolymer; Interaction parameter; Liquid liquid demixing; Phase diagram; Poly(ethylene co vinyl alcohol)

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; WATER;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEL; MEMBRANE FORMATION; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

COPOLYMERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; GELATION; MIXTURES; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SOLVENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER;

DIMETHYLSULFOXIDES; LIQUID-LIQUID DEMIXING; PHASE BOUNDARY;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

EQUILIBRIA; MEMBRANES-SYNTHETIC;

EID: 0030615757     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(96)00329-8     Document Type: Article

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