Chemistry in spinning solutions: Surface modification of PVDF membranes during phase inversion

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 415-416, Issue , 2012, Pages 399-411

  Awanis Hashim, N ^a,b   Liu, Fu ^a   Moghareh Abed, M R ^a   Li, K ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Air gap; Amphiphilic graft copolymer; Hollow fibre membrane; Hydrophilic; Poly(vinylidene fluoride); Surface modification

Indexed keywords

AIR-GAPS; AMPHIPHILIC GRAFT COPOLYMERS; HOLLOW-FIBRE MEMBRANE; HYDROPHILIC; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE);

COAGULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; ETHANOL; ETHERS; FIBERS; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; HYDROPHILICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

1 METHYL 2 PYRROLIDINONE; ALCOHOL; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; COPOLYMER; MACROGOL; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHILICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84864740022     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.05.024     Document Type: Article

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