Phase separation and structure control in ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene microporous membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 379, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 268-278

  Liu, Sijun ^a   Zhou, Chixing ^a   Yu, Wei ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Inverse quenching; Microporous membrane; Multi wave; Thermally induced phase separation; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

Indexed keywords

CELL SIZE; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; CYCLIC FREQUENCY; DYNAMIC TIME; INVERSE QUENCHING; LIQUID PARAFFINS; LIQUID-LIQUID PHASE SEPARATION; MICRO POROUS MEMBRANES; MULTI-WAVE; NON-ISOTHERMAL MEASUREMENTS; PHASE SEPARATION BEHAVIOR; POLYOLEFIN BLENDS; POROUS STRUCTURES; QUENCH DEPTHS; STRUCTURE CONTROL; THERMAL INDUCED PHASE SEPARATIONS; THERMALLY INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; TIME SWEEP;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; LIQUIDS; MICROPOROSITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PIPE FLOW; POLYETHYLENES; QUENCHING; RHEOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS;

PHASE SEPARATION;

LIQUID PARAFFIN; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FLOW KINETICS; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROSCOPY; PHASE SEPARATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 79960627769     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.05.073     Document Type: Article

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