Impact of ion beam irradiation on microstructure and gas permeance of polysulfone asymmetric membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 143-156

  Ilconich, Jeffery B ^a   Xu, Xinglong ^a   Coleman, Maria ^a   Simpson, P J ^b  

^a The University of Toledo   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas separation; Ion irradiation; Membrane; Polysulfone; Positron annihilation spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ION BEAMS; IRRADIATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYSULFONES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

POLYSULFONE MEMBRANES;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

ION; POLYMER; POLYSULFONE; PROTON;

GAS PERMEATION; GAS SEPARATION; ION; IRRADIATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYSULFONE;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAS PERMEABILITY; ION TRANSPORT; IRRADIATION; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; POROSITY; POSITRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0037445480     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(02)00543-4     Document Type: Article

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