Crosslinked poly[1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-propyne] membranes: Characterization and pervaporation of aqueous tetrahydrofuran mixtures

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 389, Issue , 2012, Pages 459-469

  Claes, Stan ^a,b   Vandezande, Pieter ^a   Mullens, Steven ^a   Adriaensens, Peter ^b   Peeters, Roos ^c   Maurer, Frans H J ^d   Van Bael, Marlies K ^b,e  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c PHL University College   (Belgium)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

3,3' Diazido diphenylsulfone; Crosslinking; Liquid separation; PTMSP; Swelling

Indexed keywords

3,3'-DIAZIDO-DIPHENYLSULFONE; AQUEOUS MIXTURES; CROSS-LINK REACTIONS; CROSS-LINKING DENSITY; CROSSLINKED; CROSSLINKED POLYMER NETWORKS; CROSSLINKER; CROSSLINKS; FEED STREAMS; GAIN INSIGHT; INFRARED ANALYSIS; LIQUID SEPARATION; METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; N-HEPTANES; PERMEATION RATE; PHOTOCHEMICAL CROSS-LINKING; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PROPYNES; PTMSP; SEPARATION FACTORS; SOLVENT RESISTANCE; SWELLING CAPACITIES; TETRA-HYDROFURAN; TETRAHYDROFURANS; THERMAL PROCESS; THERMAL-ANNEALING; TRIMETHYLSILYL; VOLUME CAVITIES;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CROSSLINKING; ETHERS; EVAPORATION; HEPTANE; MIXTURES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PERVAPORATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SILICONES; SOLVENTS; SWELLING;

MEMBRANES;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; DIMETICONE; HEPTANE; POLY[1 (TRIMETHYLSILYL) 1 PROPYNE]; POLYACETYLENE DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; SOLVENT; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; TETRAHYDROFURAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CROSS LINKING; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEAT TREATMENT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PERVAPORATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SOLID STATE; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 83855162163     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.11.014     Document Type: Article

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