Computer simulation of formation of polymeric ultrafiltration membrane via immersion precipitation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 371, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 108-116

  He, Xuehao ^a   Chen, Chaojun ^a   Jiang, Zhongyi ^a   Su, Yanlei ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Immersion precipitation; Monte Carlo simulation; Ultrafiltration membrane

Indexed keywords

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ASYMMETRICAL STRUCTURES; COAGULATION BATH; CONTINUOUS PHASE; DIFFUSION BEHAVIOR; EXCHANGE ALGORITHMS; FICK'S LAW; IMMERSION PRECIPITATION; LATTICE MODELS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MUTUAL DIFFUSION; NON-SOLVENTS; NUCLEATION GROWTH; OPERATION TEMPERATURE; PHASE INVERSION; POLYMER BONDS; PROBABILITY DENSITIES; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANE; WIDE DIFFUSION;

COAGULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE INTERFACES; PHASE SEPARATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION; SURFACE DIFFUSION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; IMMERSION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHASE TRANSITION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANE;

EID: 79952243073     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.01.016     Document Type: Article

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