Correlation between macrovoid formation and the ternary phase diagram for polyethersulfone membranes prepared from two nearly similar solvents

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 325, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-97

  Barzin, Jalal ^a   Sadatnia, Behrouz ^a  

^a IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Macrovoid; Morphology; Phase diagram; Polyethersulfone; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; COLLOIDS; GELATION; PHASE DIAGRAMS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACES; TERNARY ALLOYS;

MACROVOID; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE DIAGRAM; POLYETHERSULFONE; VITRIFICATION;

MEMBRANES;

1 METHYL 2 PYRROLIDINONE; N,N DIMETHYLACETAMIDE; POLYETHERSULFONE; POLYMER; WATER;

ARTICLE; GELATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MISCIBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 53249107539     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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