Morphological properties of membranes fabricated by VIPS process using PEI/NMP/water system: SEM analysis and mass transfer modelling

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 349, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 97-112

  Bouyer, D ^a   Werapun, W ^a   Pochat Bohatier, C ^a   Deratani, A ^b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Mass transfer; Membrane; Modelling; Phase separation

Indexed keywords

1-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE; AIR/SOLUTION INTERFACE; ASYMMETRIC MEMBRANES; CELL SIZE GRADIENT; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; DE-MIXING; DIFFUSIVITIES; FREE-VOLUME THEORY; INITIAL SOLUTION; MASS TRANSFER MODELS; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY; MODEL PREDICTION; MODELLING; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; MULTICOMPONENTS; MUTUAL-DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; NON-SOLVENTS; NONISOTHERMAL; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SELF-DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; SEM ANALYSIS; WATER SYSTEM;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE INTERFACES; PHASE MODULATION; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

MEMBRANE STRUCTURES;

1 METHYL 2 PYRROLIDINONE; POLY(ETHERIMIDEN); POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HUMIDITY; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; VAPOUR INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 74649084658     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.11.036     Document Type: Article

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