Impact of TiO2 nanoparticles on morphology and performance of crosslinked polyimide organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 343, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 189-198

  Soroko, Iwona ^a   Livingston, Andrew ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Macrovoids; Membrane; Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN); Polyimide; TiO2 nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CROSS FLOW FILTRATION; CROSS-LINKED POLYIMIDES; DOPE SOLUTION; DOPE VISCOSITY; FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE; MACROVOIDS; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; MEMBRANE MATRIX; NANOPARTICLE LOADINGS; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION (OSN); ORGANIC-INORGANIC COMPOSITE; PHASE INVERSION; SEM; TIO; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; CONTACT ANGLE; ETHANOL; ETHERS; MICROFILTRATION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFILTRATION; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYIMIDES; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

DIOXANE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; POLYIMIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; HYDROPHILICITY; MECHANICAL TORSION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NANOFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; VISCOMETRY;

EID: 68949192676     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.07.026     Document Type: Article

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