Fractionation of cellulose acetate for the investigation of molecular weight influences on the morphology of membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-228

  Loske, S ^a   Gonçalves, M Do Carmo ^b   Wolf, B A ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cellulose acetate; Continuous polymer fractionation; Membrane preparation and structure

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONATION; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; NOZZLES;

MOLAR MASS;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES;

2 PROPANOL; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CELLULOSE ACETATE; METHYL ACETATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELLULOSE ACETATE; FRACTIONATION; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; FRACTIONATION; MASS; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELLULOSE ACETATE; FRACTIONATION; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NOZZLES;

EID: 0037375953     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(02)00549-5     Document Type: Article

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