Quantitative characterization of microfiltration membranes by 3D reconstruction

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 372, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 66-74

  Reingruber, H ^a   Zankel, A ^a   Mayrhofer, C ^a   Poelt, P ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; Environmental scanning electron microscope; Microfiltration membranes; Pore structure; Ultramicrotomy

Indexed keywords

2D IMAGES; 3D MODELS; 3D RECONSTRUCTION; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY; MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES; PORE DIAMETERS; PORE LENGTH DISTRIBUTION; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS; QUANTITATIVE RESULT; SERIAL SECTIONING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3-D) RECONSTRUCTION; ULTRA-MICROTOMY; VITAL PARAMETERS;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRONS; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER BLENDS; PORE STRUCTURE; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARTICLE; IMAGING; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROFILTRATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 79953024639     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.01.037     Document Type: Article

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