Membrane formation via thermally induced phase separation (TIPS): Model development and validation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 279, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 50-60

  Li, Dongmei ^a   Krantz, William B ^b   Greenberg, Alan R ^a   Sani, Robert L ^a  

^a University of Colorado   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dotriacontane; Isotactic polypropylene; Spherulite size; Thermally induced phase separation; TIPS

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE SEPARATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DOTRIACONTANE; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; SPHERULITE SIZE; THERMALLY INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION (TIPS);

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

POLYPROPYLENE;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33744513147     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2005.11.036     Document Type: Article

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