Development of asymmetric BTDA-TDI/MDI (P84) copolyimide flat sheet and hollow fiber membranes for ultrafiltration: Morphology transition and membrane performance

Desalination

Volumn 285, Issue , 2012, Pages 336-344

  Ren, Jizhong ^a,b   Li, Zhansheng ^b  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hollow fiber membrane; Membrane morphology; Membrane thickness; Pore size distribution; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BUTYROLACTONES; CASTING SOLUTIONS; DOPE SOLUTION; FINGER-LIKE STRUCTURE; FLAT SHEET MEMBRANES; FLAT SHEETS; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; MORPHOLOGY TRANSITIONS; PERMEATION FLUXES; SPONGELIKE STRUCTURE; WEIGHT RATIOS; WET SPINNING PROCESS;

FIBERS; IONIC LIQUIDS; MORPHOLOGY; PERMEATION; POLYACRYLONITRILES; POLYIMIDES; PORE SIZE; SPINNING (FIBERS); ULTRAFILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

MEMBRANE; PHASE TRANSITION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLUTION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 84855186511     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.10.024     Document Type: Article

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