Characterisation of the solvent stability of polymeric nanofiltration membranes by measurement of contact angles and swelling

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1161-1164

  Geens, J ^a   Van der Bruggen, B ^a   Vandecasteele, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Contact angle; Nanofiltration; Solvent stability; Swelling

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHILICITY; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POROSITY; SURFACE TENSION; SWELLING;

CONTACT ANGLE MEASUREMENTS; SWELLING MEASUREMENTS;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE; NANOFILTRATION; SOLVENT; SWELLING;

EID: 1542316965     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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