Enhancement of track-etched membrane performance via stretching

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-80

  Worrel, Leah S ^a   Morehouse, Jason A ^a   Shimko, Leah A ^b   Lloyd, Douglas R ^a   Lawler, Desmond F ^b   Freeman, Benny D ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Permeance; Rejection; Resistance; Stretching; Track etched membranes

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ETCHING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; STRETCHING;

PORE AREA; PURE WATER FEED; STRETCHING MEMBRANES; TRACK-ETCHED MEMBRANE;

PORE SIZE;

EID: 33845877470     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2006.06.017     Document Type: Article

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