Preparation and characterization of novel solvent-resistant nanofiltration composite membranes based on crosslinked polyurethanes

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 4891-4899

  Florian, Enrico ^a,b   Modesti, Michele ^a   Ulbricht, Mathias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMERS; POLYURETHANES; ULTRAFILTRATION;

SITU POLYMERIZATION; SOLVENT TRANSPORT; THIN SELECTIVE LAYER;

NANOFILTRATION;

MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMERS; POLYURETHANES; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 34547146414     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie061470q     Document Type: Article

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