Tuning the molecular structure, separation performance and interfacial properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)-polysulfone interfacial composite membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 368, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 26-33

  Peng, Fubing ^a   Jiang, Zhongyi ^b   Hoek, Eric M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Membrane transport; Molecular dynamics; Nanofiltration; Poly(vinyl alcohol); Polymer free volume

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; COATING FILMS; COATING PROCEDURES; CROSS LINKING AGENTS; CROSS-LINKED PVA; CROSS-LINKING DEGREE; DIP COATING; FILM CASTING; FRACTIONAL FREE VOLUME; HIGHER-DEGREE; HINDERED DIFFUSION; IN-SILICO; IN-SITU; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMIC SIMULATIONS; MULTI-STEP; POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) MEMBRANES; POLYMER FREE VOLUME; PVA FILMS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SOLUTE PERMEABILITY; STERIC EXCLUSION; ULTRA-THIN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSSLINKING; DIFFUSION COATINGS; FREE VOLUME; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; ULTRAFILTRATION;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

CROSS LINKING REAGENT; POLYSULFONE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CROSS LINKING; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILICITY; MATERIAL COATING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 78650511832     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.10.056     Document Type: Article

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