Preparation and characterization of porous microfiltration membranes by using tailor-made propylene/1-octadecene copolymers

Desalination

Volumn 228, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 150-158

  Yave, Wilfredo ^a   Quijada, Raúl ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Microfiltration; Polypropylene; Porous membrane; TIPS process

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; LEAD; LIQUIDS; MICROFILTRATION; ORGANOMETALLICS; PHASE SEPARATION; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; SEPARATION; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER FILTRATION;

COPOLYMER MEMBRANES; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE (IPP); MEMBRANE PREPARATION; METALLOCENE CATALYSTS; MICROFILTRATION (MF) MEMBRANES; OCTADECENE; WATER PERMEABILITY (WPT);

MEMBRANES;

FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; POLYMER; POROSITY;

EID: 47049124246     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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