Bulk and surface characterization of composite UF membranes atomic force microscopy, gas adsorption-desorption and liquid displacement techniques

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-21

  Calvo, J I ^a   Pradanos P ^a   Hernandez A ^a   Bowen, W Richard ^b   Hilal, Nidal ^b   Lovitt, Robert W ^b   Williams, Peter M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Composite ultrafiltration membrane; Gas adsorption desorption; Macro , meso and micropores; Pore size distribution

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; POLYETHER DERIVATIVE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

MEMBRANES; STRUCTURE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; GAS ADSORPTION; NITROGEN; POROUS MATERIALS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

KELVIN EQUATION; LIQUID DISPLACEMENT TECHNIQUES; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 0342547295     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(96)00304-3     Document Type: Article

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