Three independent ways to obtain information on pore size distributions of nanofiltration membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 309, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 17-27

  Otero, J A ^a   Mazarrasa, O ^a   Villasante, J ^a   Silva, V ^b   Pradanos P ^b   Calvo, J I ^b   Hernandez A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

AFM; Liquid liquid displacement porosimetry; Nanofiltration; Pore size; Solute retention

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

HAGEN-POISEUILLE MODEL; LIQUID-LIQUID DISPLACEMENT POROSIMETRY; SOLUTE RETENTION;

PORE SIZE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; PORE SIZE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FRICTION; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE FILTER; NANOFILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 37349050333     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.09.065     Document Type: Article

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