Molecular design of thin film composite (TFC) hollow fiber membranes for isopropanol dehydration via pervaporation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 405-406, Issue , 2012, Pages 123-133

  Zuo, Jian ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Sun, Shi Peng ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Hollow fiber; Interfacial polymerization; Isopropanol; Pervaporation; Thin film composite (TFC)

Indexed keywords

FEED COMPOSITIONS; FLUX ENHANCEMENT; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; HYPERBRANCHED; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; ISO-PROPANOLS; ISOPROPANOL DEHYDRATION; M PHENYLENEDIAMINE; MOLECULAR DESIGN; PERVAPORATION DEHYDRATION; PERVAPORATION FLUX; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; SELECTIVE LAYERS; SEPARATION FACTORS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SUBSTRATE CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE PORES; THIN FILM COMPOSITE (TFC); THIN FILM COMPOSITES; TRIMESOYL CHLORIDE; WATER CONCENTRATIONS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPIES (XPS);

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONTACT ANGLE; DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; EVAPORATION; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYAMIDEIMIDES; POLYMERIZATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

PERVAPORATION;

2 PROPANOL; METHANOL; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; POLYAMIDE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYIMIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; DEHYDRATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDROPHILICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; PERVAPORATION; POLYMERIZATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84859444350     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.02.058     Document Type: Article

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