Investigation of fine-structure of polyamide thin-film composite membrane under swelling effect by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 417-418, Issue , 2012, Pages 201-209

  Huang, Yun Hsuan ^a   Chao, Wei Chi ^a   Hung, Wei Song ^a   An, Quan Fu ^a,c   Chang, Kai Shiun ^a   Huang, Shu Hsien ^a,b   Tung, Kuo Lun ^a   Lee, Kueir Rarn ^a   Lai, Juin Yih ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Interfacial polymerization; Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation; Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS); Swelling effect; TFC membrane

Indexed keywords

1 ,3-DIAMINOPROPANE; ACTIVE LAYER; FINE STRUCTURES; IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; MD SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR SCALE; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; SWELLING EFFECT; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; WET CONDITIONS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; POLYMERIZATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION KINETICS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

3,6 ENDOMETHYLENE 1,2,3,6 TETRAHYDROPHTHALOYL CHLORIDE; POLYACRYLONITRILE; POLYAMIDE; SUCCINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SUCCINYL CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FILM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PERVAPORATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84864810965     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.06.036     Document Type: Article

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