Co-solvent-mediated synthesis of thin polyamide membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 384, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 10-16

  Kong, Chunlong ^a   Shintani, Takuji ^b   Kamada, Takashi ^b   Freger, Viatcheslav ^c   Tsuru, Toshinori ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NITTO DENKO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Co solvent; Interfacial polymerization; Nanofiltration; Polyamide; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

COSOLVENTS; HEXANE SOLUTIONS; HIGH WATER; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; MEMBRANE PERMEATION; MOLECULAR SIEVING; NETWORK STRUCTURES; PERMSELECTIVITIES; POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES; POLYMERIZATION REACTION; REACTION CONDITIONS; SMALL MOLECULES; WATER FLUX;

ACETONE; GLUCOSE; HEXANE; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; POLYAMIDES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ULTRAFILTRATION;

SOLVENTS;

1,3 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; POLYAMIDE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CO SOLVENT ASSISTED INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; FILM; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; REVERSE OSMOSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 80054835351     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.08.055     Document Type: Article

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