A top surface liquid layer during membrane formation using vapor-induced phase separation (VIPS)-Evidence and mechanism of formation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 310, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 278-288

  Menut, P ^a   Su, Y S ^c   Chinpa, W ^a   Pochat Bohatier, C ^a   Deratani, A ^b   Wang, D M ^c   Huguet, P ^b   Kuo, C Y ^d   Lai, J Y ^d   Dupuy, C ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

In situ analysis; Membrane morphology; Poly(ether imide); Surface liquid layer; Vapor induced phase separation

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY; SURFACE LIQUID LAYER; VAPOR-INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTACT ANGLE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY;

PHASE SEPARATION;

2 PYRROLIDONE DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; IMIDE; N METHYLPYRROLIDONE; POLY(ETHER IMIDE); POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTACT ANGLE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONTACT ANGLE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIQUID; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; VAPOR;

EID: 38649137278     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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