Molecular elucidation of morphology and mechanical properties of PVDF hollow fiber membranes from aspects of phase inversion, crystallization and rheology

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 340, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 192-205

  Sukitpaneenit, Panu ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Membrane morphology; Non solvent additives; PVDF hollow fiber membranes; Rheological properties

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COAGULATION BATH; CRYSTALLINITY; DE-MIXING; DOPE SOLUTION; ELONGATION VISCOSITY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; ISO-PROPANOL; KINETIC ASPECTS; LIQUID-LIQUID; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NON-SOLVENT; NON-SOLVENT ADDITIVES; NON-SOLVENTS; PHASE INVERSION; PHASE INVERSION PROCESS; POLYMER CHAINS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; PVDF HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; PVDF MEMBRANE; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; SEMICRYSTALLINE; SOLID-LIQUID;

CELL MEMBRANES; COAGULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DYNAMICS; ELASTICITY; ETHANOL; FIBERS; INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS; LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTICITY; RHEOLOGY; SOLVENTS; SPINNING (FIBERS); VISCOSITY;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; COAGULATING AGENT; METHANOL; POLYMER; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLOW KINETICS; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 67649313305     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.05.029     Document Type: Article

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