Formation mechanism of the macrovoids induced by surfactant additives

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 191-204

  Wang, Da Ming ^a   Lin, Fung Ching ^a   Wu, Tian Tsair ^a   Lai, Juin Yih ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Formation mechanism; Macrovoid; Membrane preparation and structure

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; ADDITIVES; COAGULATION; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CASTING SOLUTION; FORMATION MECHANISM; MACROVOIDS;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

POLYMER; POLYSORBATE 80; SOLVENT; SORBITAN OLEATE; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MISCIBILITY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032513690     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(97)00322-0     Document Type: Article

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