Effect of PEG additives on properties and morphologies of polyetherimide membranes prepared by phase inversion

Frontiers of Chemical Engineering in China

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 300-306

  Chen, Jian ^a   Li, Jiding ^a   Zhan, Xia ^a   Han, Xiaolong ^a   Chen, Cuixian ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Additive; Phase inversion; Poly(ethylene glycol); Polyetherimide

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955049032     PISSN: 16737369     EISSN: 16737474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11705-009-0280-8     Document Type: Article

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