Cold plasma modification effects on the water flow through sintered UHMWPE membranes

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 136-140

  Leal, T L ^a   Souto, K M ^a   Carvalho, L H ^a   Lira, L H ^a   Junior, C A ^b   d'Almeida, J R M ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Membranes; Plasma modification; Pore size; UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CONTACT ANGLE; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW RATE; HYDRAULICS; METHANE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLASMAS; PORE SIZE; SINTERING; SIZE DETERMINATION; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE TREATMENT;

AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZES; COLD PLASMAS; COLD-PLASMA MODIFICATIONS; CONTACT-ANGLE MEASUREMENTS; FLOW REDUCTIONS; MEMBRANE SURFACES; METHANE PLASMAS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYMERS; PLASMA MODIFICATION; PLASMA SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; SEM; SEM ANALYSIS; SIZE REDUCTIONS; SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; UHMWPE; WATER FLOW RATES; WATER FLOWS;

MEMBRANES;

MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMER; PORE SIZE; SINTERING; SURFACE MODIFICATION;

EID: 58949098575     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550802577304     Document Type: Article

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