Preparation and characterization of hyperthin-skinned and high performances asymmetric polyethersulfone membrane for gas separation

Desalination

Volumn 273, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-104

  Ismail, A F ^a   Norida, R ^a   Rahman, W A W Abdul ^a   Matsuura, T ^b   Hashemifard, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetric membrane; Gas separation; Phase Inversion; Polyethersulfone; Rheology

Indexed keywords

1-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE; ASYMMETRIC MEMBRANES; COMBINED EFFECT; DEFECT-FREE; EVAPORATION TIME; FABRICATION PARAMETERS; GAS SEPARATION; GAS SEPARATIONS; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; PHASE INVERSION; PHASE INVERSION PROCESS; POLYETHERSULFONE MEMBRANE; POLYETHERSULFONES; POLYETHERSULPHONES; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; SHEAR RATES; SILICONE RUBBER; SKIN LAYER; SKIN LAYER THICKNESS;

ELASTICITY; EVAPORATION; PHASE SEPARATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SILICONES; VISCOSITY;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

COATING; EVAPORATION; MEMBRANE; RHEOLOGY; SEPARATION;

EID: 79953055035     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.10.015     Document Type: Article

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