Effect of compatibilizer on compatibility and pervaporation performance of PC/PHEMA blend membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 378, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 503-511

  De Guzman, Manuel ^a   Liu, Po Yu ^a   Chen, Jung Tsai ^a   Tung, Kuo Lun ^a   Lee, Kueir Rarn ^a   Lai, Juin Yih ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Compatibilizer; Free volume; Polymer blend; Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BLEND MEMBRANES; COMPATIBILIZED BLENDS; FRACTIONAL FREE VOLUME; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; POLY(2-HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE); POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; SEM MICROGRAPHS; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EVAPORATION; FREE VOLUME; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; PERVAPORATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

MEMBRANES;

COPOLYMER; POLYCARBONATE; POLYMACON;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMASS; BLEND MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PERVAPORATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAPHY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 79959920490     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.05.035     Document Type: Article

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