The effect of membrane formation parameters on performance of polyimide membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN). Part B: Analysis of evaporation step and the role of a co-solvent

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 381, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 163-171

  Soroko, Iwona ^a   Makowski, Marcin ^a   Spill, Fabian ^a   Livingston, Andrew ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co solvent evaporation; Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN); Phase inversion; Polyimide membranes

Indexed keywords

1 ,4-DIOXANE; CO-SOLVENT EVAPORATION; COSOLVENTS; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; DIFFUSION RATE; DIMETHYL ETHERS; DIMETHYL PHTHALATE; DOPE SOLUTION; FORMATION PARAMETER; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; NON-SOLVENTS; NON-VOLATILE; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION (OSN); PHASE INVERSION; POLYIMIDE MEMBRANES; SKIN LAYER;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ETHERS; EVAPORATION; FUELS; GLYCOLS; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYIMIDES; SOLVENTS;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

ORGANIC SOLVENT; POLYIMIDE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; GRAVIMETRY; HUMIDITY; MEMBRANE FORMATION; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 80052025994     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.07.028     Document Type: Article

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