Solute molecular transport through polyimide asymmetric organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) membranes and the effect of membrane-formation parameters on mass transfer

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 326, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 332-342

  Valadez Blanco, Rogelio ^a   Livingston, Andrew G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mass transfer resistance; Mass transport model; Membrane diffusion; Morphological structure; Top skin layer

Indexed keywords

CASTING THICKNESSES; COUPLED EFFECTS; DIFFUSIVE MASS TRANSPORTS; EVAPORATION TIMES; FORMATION PARAMETERS; LAYER FORMATIONS; LAYER THICKNESSES; MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCE; MASS TRANSPORT MODEL; MASS TRANSPORT RATES; MASS TRANSPORTS; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGIES; MEMBRANE THICKNESSES; MICROPOROUS LAYERS; MOLECULAR TRANSPORTS; MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSIONS; ORGANIC SOLUTES; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION; SEM PICTURES; TRANSPORT MODELS; WORK STUDIES;

DIALYSIS; DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIN; SOLVENTS;

MEMBRANES;

ORGANIC SOLVENT; POLYIMIDE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MEMBRANE MODEL; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTE; THICKNESS;

EID: 58149179995     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.10.016     Document Type: Article

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