A new in situ method for the characterization of membranes in a wet state in the environmental scanning electron microscope

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 399-400, Issue , 2012, Pages 86-94

  Reingruber, H ^a   Zankel, A ^a   Mayrhofer, C ^a   Poelt, P ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Drying process; Environmental scanning electron microscope; In situ experiment; Microfiltration membrane; Pore size distribution

Indexed keywords

BASIC MECHANISM; COOLED WATER; COOLING STAGE; DRY AND WET; DRYING PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; FUNCTION OF TIME; GAS TRANSPORT; IN SITU EXPERIMENT; IN-SITU METHODS; MACROSCOPIC PARAMETERS; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MICRO-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; MICROSCOPIC METHODS; MICROSCOPIC PARAMETER; SURFACE PORES; TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTIC; WET SAMPLE; WETTING AND DRYING;

MEMBRANE STRUCTURES; MICROFILTRATION; PORE SIZE;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; COOLING; EVAPORATION; GAS TRANSPORT; LIPID TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROFILTRATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84857923291     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.01.031     Document Type: Article

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