Fabrication of polyphenylsulfone/polyetherimide blend membranes for ultrafiltration applications: The effects of blending ratio on membrane properties and humic acid removal performance

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 384, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 72-81

  Hwang, Li Luen ^a   Tseng, Hui Hsin ^b,c   Chen, Jyh Cherng ^d  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antifouling; Humic acid; Hydrophilicity; Membrane morphology; Surface charge modification

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING; BLEND MEMBRANES; BLENDING RATIO; BLENDING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; HUMIC ACID; HYDROPHILIC SURFACES; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; MEMBRANE SURFACE PROPERTIES; NEGATIVE CHARGE; NONSOLVENT-INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; POLYPHENYLSULFONE; POSITIVELY CHARGED; SURFACE CHARGE MODIFICATION; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BLENDING; CHARGED PARTICLES; ETHERS; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHASE SEPARATION; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRAFILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

HUMIC ACID; POLYETHERIMIDE; POLYPHENYLSULFONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; FOULING PREVENTION; HYDROPHILICITY; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 80054832630     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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