Air-coupled ultrasonic spectroscopy for the study of membrane filters

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 213, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 195-207

  Gómez Álvarez Arenas, Tomás E ^a  

^a Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acoustic velocity and attenuation; Membrane characterization; Spectroscopy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

MEMBRANE FILTERS;

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS);

FILTER; MEMBRANE; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRASONICS;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; MEMBRANE FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; THICKNESS; VELOCITY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0037361199     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(02)00527-6     Document Type: Article

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