Dependence of membrane morphology and performance on preparation conditions: The shear rate effect in membrane casting

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-257

  Kusworo, T D ^a,b   Ismail, A F ^a   Mustafa, A ^a   Matsuura, T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas separation membrane; Mixed matrix membrane; Molecular orientation; Polymer blending; Shear rates

Indexed keywords

CASTING; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MORPHOLOGY; POLYIMIDES; SEPARATION; SHEAR DEFORMATION; ZEOLITES;

GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANES; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; PHASE INVERSION; POLYMER BLENDING;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 44249085430     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2007.10.017     Document Type: Article

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