Modelling of the pore structure variation with pH for pore-filled pH-sensitive poly(vinylidene fluoride)-poly(acrylic acid) membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 321, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 162-171

  Hu, Kang ^a   Dickson, James M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross linking degree; pH sensitive; Pore density; Pore size; Pore filled membranes

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COLLOIDS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; GELATION; GELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC ACIDS; POTENTIOMETRIC SENSORS;

CORRELATION LENGTHS; NERNST PLANCK EQUATIONS; PH-SENSITIVE; POLY ACRYLIC ACID (PAAC); POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE (PVDFF); PORE DENSITIES; PORE RADIUS; PORE-FILLED MEMBRANES; STERIC-HINDRANCE PORE (SHP) MODEL; STRUCTURE VARIATION;

PORE STRUCTURE;

POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); POLYACRYLIC ACID; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; GEL FILTRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICROFILTRATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 46149091036     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.04.046     Document Type: Article

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