Hydraulic and surface characteristics of membranes with parallel cylindrical pores

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 303-314

  Kim, K J ^a   Stevens, P V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydraulic permeability; Image analysis; Performance; Pore characteristics; Track etched polycarbonate membrane

Indexed keywords

POLYCARBONATE;

ARTICLE; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER PERMEABILITY;

FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; TRACK ETCHED POLYCARBONATE MEMBRANE;

CHARACTERIZATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; POLYCARBONATES; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

MEMBRANES-SYNTHETIC; POROSITY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 0030617178     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(96)00232-3     Document Type: Article

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