Analysis of microporous membranes obtained from polypropylene films by stretching

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 292, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 62-71

  Sadeghi, Farhad ^a   Ajji, Abdellah ^b   Carreau, Pierre J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lamellar structure; Membranes; Orientation; Polypropylene; Stretching

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; LAMELLAR STRUCTURES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYPROPYLENES; STRETCHING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

KNUDSEN DIFFUSION; POISEUILLE FLOW;

MICROPOROUS MATERIALS;

POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; RESIN;

CRYSTALLIZATION; LAMELLAR STRUCTURES; MICROPOROUS MATERIALS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYPROPYLENES; STRETCHING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COOLING; CRYSTAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSION; FILM; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRETCHING; TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33847742985     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.01.023     Document Type: Article

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