Synchrotron SAXS to probe cross-linked network of polyamide 'reverse osmosis' and 'nanofiltration' membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 421-422, Issue , 2012, Pages 51-59

  Singh, P S ^a   Ray, P ^a   Xie, Z ^b   Hoang, M ^b  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nanofiltration; Network structure; Reverse osmosis; Small angle scattering; Synchrotron X ray

Indexed keywords

AFM; CLUSTER FORMATIONS; CLUSTER SIZES; CROSS-LINK DENSITIES; CROSS-LINKED NETWORKS; CROSSLINKED STRUCTURES; DIMETHYL ACETAMIDE; EQUILIBRIUM SWELLING; GAUSSIAN POLYMERS; MONOMERIC UNITS; N-HEXANE; NETWORK STRUCTURES; POLYMER CHAINS; REACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; SMALL-ANGLE SCATTERING; SMOOTH INTERFACE; SYNCHROTRON X RAYS; TRIMESOYL CHLORIDE;

AMIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPACTION; HEXANE; NANOFILTRATION; POLYAMIDES; POLYMERS; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

CROSSLINKING;

N,N DIMETHYLACETAMIDE; POLYAMIDE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS LINKING; KERNEL METHOD; MEMBRANE; NANOFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SYNCHROTRON; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 84865978830     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.06.029     Document Type: Article

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