Parameters determining transport mechanisms through unfilled and silicalite filled PDMS-based membranes and dense PI membranes in solvent resistant nanofiltration: Comparison with pervaporation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 374, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 138-149

  Dobrak Van Berlo, Agnieszka ^a   Vankelecom, Ivo F J ^a   Van der Bruggen, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

PDMS; Pervaporation; SRNF; Transport mechanism

Indexed keywords

INTERACTION PARAMETERS; ISO-PROPANOLS; PDMS; PDMS MEMBRANE; PURE SOLVENTS; SILICALITE; SOLVENT PARAMETER; SOLVENT RESISTANT NANOFILTRATION; SOLVENT TRANSPORT; SRNF; TRANSPORT MECHANISM;

EVAPORATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MICROCHANNELS; NANOFILTRATION; PERVAPORATION; SOLVENTS; VISCOSITY;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

2 PROPANOL; DIMETICONE; DYE; POLYIMIDE; PROPANOL; SILICATE; SOLVENT;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; HYDROPHILICITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NANOFILTRATION; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVENT RESISTANT NANOFILTRATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 79955020370     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.03.027     Document Type: Article

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