Ultrafiltration PVDF hollow fibre membranes with interconnected bicontinuous structures produced via a single-step phase inversion technique

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 407-408, Issue , 2012, Pages 145-154

  Abed, Moghareh M R ^a   Kumbharkar, S C ^a   Groth, Andrew M ^b   Li, K ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Additive; Hollow fibre membrane; Poly(vinylidene fluoride); Polyethylene glycol; Triethyl phosphate; Ultrafiltration; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BICONTINUOUS STRUCTURES; DOPE SOLUTION; HOLLOW FIBRE; HOLLOW-FIBRE MEMBRANE; HYDROPHOBIC NATURE; PHASE INVERSION TECHNIQUES; PHASE-INVERSION METHOD; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); PORE-FORMING AGENTS; SINGLE-STEP; SKIN LAYER; SPINNING PARAMETERS; TRIETHYL PHOSPHATES; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; WATER AND WASTEWATER; WATER FLUX;

ADDITIVES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ULTRAFILTRATION;

MACROGOL; POLYMER; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; TRIETHYL PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; STRENGTH; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84859610751     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.03.029     Document Type: Article

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