Preparation, characterization and effect of annealing on performance of cellulose acetate/sulfonated polysulfone and cellulose acetate/epoxy resin blend ultrafiltration membranes

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 623-633

  Mahendran, R ^a   Malaisamy, R ^a,b   Mohan, D ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cellulose acetate epoxy resin blend; Membrane characterization; Polymer blend; Protein rejection; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EPOXY RESINS; GELATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSULFONES; PROTEINS; SOLVENTS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

CELLULOSE ACETATE-EPOXY RESIN BLENDS; MEMBRANE CHARACTERIZATION; PROTEIN REJECTION; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 0842288116     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-3057(03)00077-6     Document Type: Article

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