The effect of membrane formation parameters on performance of polyimide membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN): Part A. Effect of polymer/solvent/non-solvent system choice

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 381, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 152-162

  Soroko, Iwona ^a   Lopes, Mafalda Pessoa ^a   Livingston, Andrew ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN); Phase inversion; Solubility parameter

Indexed keywords

1 ,4-DIOXANE; COSOLVENTS; CROSS-LINKED POLYIMIDES; DOPE SOLUTION; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MUTUAL SOLUBILITY; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION; PHASE INVERSION; PHASE-INVERSION METHOD; POLYIMIDE MEMBRANES; SOLUBILITY PARAMETER; SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS; SOLVENT COMPOSITION; SOLVENT SYSTEM;

CROSSLINKING; ETHERS; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYIMIDES; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

ORGANIC SOLVENT; POLYIMIDE;

ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; FILTRATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFILTRATION; NANOPORE; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 80052022714     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.07.027     Document Type: Article

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