High performance polyethersulfone microfiltration membranes having high flux and stable hydrophilic property

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 342, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 153-164

  Susanto, Heru ^a,b   Stahra, Nico ^a   Ulbricht, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Low fouling membrane; Microfiltration membrane; Pluronic ; Poly(ethylene glycol) b poly(propylene glycol) b poly(ethylene glycol); Polyethersulfone

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE CONTENTS; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; CASTING SOLUTIONS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONCENTRATION OF; CRITICAL PARAMETER; EXPOSURE-TIME; HIGH FLUX; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; HYDROPHILIC PROPERTIES; LOW FOULING MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE CHARACTERISTICS; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MICRO-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANE; MODEL SYSTEM; MODIFICATION AGENT; NON-SOLVENTS; PLURONICS; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)-B-POLY(PROPYLENE GLYCOL)-B-POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL); POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE); POLY(PROPYLENE OXIDE); POLYETHERSULFONE; POLYETHERSULFONES; PROCESS CONDITION; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SURFACE HYDROPHILICITY; TRIBLOCK COPOLYMERS; TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL; VAPOR-INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BODY FLUIDS; CAPILLARITY; COAGULATION; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FOULING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHILICITY; INSECTICIDES; MICROFILTRATION; PHASE MODULATION; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; PORE SIZE; PROPYLENE; SOLVENTS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

MEMBRANES;

MACROGOL; POLOXAMER; POLYETHERSULFONE; POLYPROPYLENE; TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFOULING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHILICITY; INCUBATION TIME; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROFILTRATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; WETTABILITY;

EID: 68049129526     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.06.035     Document Type: Article

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