Characterisation of polymeric UF membranes by liquid-liquid displacement porosimetry

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 348, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 238-244

  Peinador, René Israel ^a   Calvo, José Ignacio ^a   Prádanos, Pedro ^a   Palacio, Laura ^a   Hernández, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Liquid liquid porosimetry; Membrane; Pore size distribution; Porosity; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISATION; LIQUID MIXTURE; LIQUID-LIQUID DISPLACEMENTS; LIQUID-LIQUIDS; MEMBRANE PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MEMBRANE PORES; MEMBRANE STRUCTURES; MILLIPORE; POLYETHERSULFONES; POROSIMETRY; REGENERATED CELLULOSE; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SOAKING CONDITIONS; TERNARY LIQUID MIXTURES; TERNARY MIXTURES; UF MEMBRANES;

BINARY MIXTURES; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; MEMBRANES; POLYACRYLONITRILES; POLYMERS; PORE SIZE; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE TENSION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

LIQUIDS;

CELLULOSE; POLYETHERSULFONE;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIQUID LIQUID DISPLACEMENT POROSIMETRY; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURFACE TENSION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 72649097793     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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