Formation of polymeric membranes by immersion precipitation: An improved algorithm for mass transfer calculations

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 187, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 287-296

  Karode, Sandeep K ^a   Kumar, Ashwani ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immersion precipitation; Mass transfer; Membrane; Phase inversion

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALGORITHMS; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE SEPARATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WATER;

IMMERSION PRECIPITATION MEMBRANES;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

ACETONE; CELLULOSE ACETATE; POLYMER; WATER;

ALGORITHM; EQUATION; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; PRECIPITATION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; IMMERSION; MASS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE; MODEL; PHASE SEPARATION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES;

EID: 0035876952     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(01)00358-1     Document Type: Article

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