Effect of cooling baths on EVOH microporous membrane structures in thermally induced phase separation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 343, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 104-109

  Zhou, Jing ^a   Zhang, Heng ^a   Wang, Haitao ^a   Du, Qiangguo ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Macrovoids; Membranes; Particulate morphology; Poly(ethylene co vinyl alcohol); Thermally induced phase separation

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC STRUCTURES; CELLULAR PORES; CELLULAR STRUCTURE; LIQUID-LIQUID PHASE SEPARATION; LIQUID-LIQUIDS; MACROVOIDS; MEMBRANE PREPARATION; MICRO POROUS MEMBRANES; MUTUAL DIFFUSION; NON-SOLVENTS; PARTICULATE MORPHOLOGY; POLY(ETHYLENE-CO-VINYL ALCOHOL); SOLID-LIQUID PHASE SEPARATION; SOLUTION COMPOSITION; THERMALLY INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; TOP SURFACE;

CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COOLING; ETHYLENE; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; LIQUIDS; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE MODULATION;

PHASE SEPARATION;

DILUENT; ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; METHANOL; POLYMER; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHASE SEPARATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 68949176988     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.07.029     Document Type: Article

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