Comparison of redox initiated graft polymerisation and sulfonation for hydrophilisation of polyethersulfone nanofiltration membranes

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1873-1882

  Van der Bruggen, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hydrophilicity; Membranes; Modification; Nanofiltration; Poly(ether)sulfone; Surface characteristics

Indexed keywords

BLENDING RATIO; GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; GRAFTING TECHNIQUES; HYDROPHILISATION; INITIATOR CONCENTRATION; MODIFICATION; MODIFIED MEMBRANES; MONOMER CONCENTRATION; POLY(ETHER)SULFONE; POLYMERISATION; REACTION TIME; SULFONATED POLYETHERSULFONE; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; WATER FLUX;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; BLENDING; CONTACT ANGLE; ETHERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MONOMERS; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYMER SOLUTIONS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS; WATER FILTRATION;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

EID: 66949113186     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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