The effect of membrane formation parameters on performance of polyimide membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN). Part C. Effect of polyimide characteristics

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 381, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 172-182

  Soroko, Iwona ^a   Sairam, Malladi ^a   Livingston, A G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Membrane; Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN); Polyimide molecular weight; Polyimide synthesis

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC MEMBRANES; BENZOPHENONE TETRACARBOXYLIC DIANHYDRIDES; CAST DEFECTS; DIISOCYANATES; DOPE SOLUTION; ISOPHORONE DIISOCYANATE; MEMBRANE CASTING; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION (OSN); PHENYL ISOCYANATES; POLYCONDENSATION REACTIONS; POLYIMIDE MEMBRANES; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYCONDENSATION; POLYIMIDES; SOLVENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOLUENE;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

ACID ANHYDRIDE; POLYIMIDE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 80052033625     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.07.029     Document Type: Article

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