Towards green membranes: Preparation of cellulose acetate ultrafiltration membranes using methyl lactate as a biosolvent

International Journal of Sustainable Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-83

  Medina Gonzalez, Y ^a   Aimar, P ^b   Lahitte, J F ^b   Remigy, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Biosolvents; Green membranes; Methyl lactate; Polysulphone; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BIOSOLVENTS; CELLULOSE ACETATES; ECOTOXICITY; FLAT SHEETS; GREEN MEMBRANES; METHYL LACTATE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT CUTOFF; PHASE INVERSION TECHNIQUES; POLYSULPHONE; POROGENS; PURE WATER PERMEABILITIES; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CELLULOSE; POLLUTION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYMERS; TOXICITY; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER TREATMENT;

ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 79951832846     PISSN: 19397038     EISSN: 19397046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2010.497230     Document Type: Article

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