Sulphonated poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide)-polyethersulphone composite membranes. Effects of composition of solvent system, used for preparing casting solution, on membrane-surface structure and reverse-osmosis performance

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-64

  Hamza, Ali ^a   Chowdhury, G ^a   Matsuura, T ^a   Sourirajan, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Composite membranes; Intrinsic viscosity; Membrane preparation and structure; Skin layer

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYPHENYLENE OXIDES; POLYSULFONES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SOLVENTS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; ULTRAFILTRATION; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

CHLOROFORM; POLYDIMETHYL PHENYLENE OXIDES; POLYETHERSULFONES;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

CHLOROFORM; ELECTROLYTE; METHANOL; POLYSULFONE; SOLVENT;

MEMBRANES; PERMEABILITY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 0343554721     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(96)00331-6     Document Type: Article

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