The formation mechanism of membranes prepared from the crystalline EVAL polymer-water (nonsolvent)-2-propanol (nonsolvent) system

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 159, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 21-27

  Young, Tai Horng ^a   Hsieh, Chih Chen ^a   Chen, Li Yen ^a   Huang, Yen Shih ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cosolvent; Crystallization; Liquid liquid demixing; Phase diagram

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; MIXING; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

COSOLVENT; LIQUID-LIQUID DEMIXING; POLYETHYLENE COVINYL ALCOHOL; PROPANOL; TERNARY PHASE DIAGRAMS;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

2 PROPANOL; ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; SOLVENT; WATER;

MANUFACTURE; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PHASE SEPARATION; PHYSICAL PHASE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033057347     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(99)00038-1     Document Type: Article

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