Novel polypropylene-based microporous membranes via spherulitic deformation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 330, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 267-278

  Lin, K Y ^a   Xanthos, M ^a   Sirkar, K K ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Melt processing; Nucleated polypropylene; Polypropylene; Solvent resistant microporous membrane; Spherulite

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING PROCESS; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES; LAMELLAR MORPHOLOGIES; LOW STRESS; MELT PROCESSING; MICRO-POROUS STRUCTURES; NOVEL METHODS; NUCLEATED POLYPROPYLENE; NUCLEATING AGENTS; PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; POLYPROPYLENE MEMBRANES; PRECURSOR FILMS; SEQUENTIAL ANNEALING; SPHERULITE; SPHERULITIC STRUCTURES;

DEFORMATION; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; MICROPOROSITY; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMER BLENDS; SOLVENTS; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOFILM; BIREFRINGENCE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 60549092239     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.12.060     Document Type: Article

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