High flux membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN)-Interfacial polymerization with solvent activation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 423-424, Issue , 2012, Pages 371-382

  Jimenez Solomon, Maria Fernanda ^a   Bhole, Yogesh ^a   Livingston, Andrew Guy ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interfacial polymerization (IP); Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN); Polyethylene glycol (PEG); Solvent stable; Solvent treatment; Thin film composite (TFC) membranes

Indexed keywords

CROSS-LINKED POLYIMIDES; HIGH FLUX; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION; POLAR APROTIC SOLVENT; SOLVENT PERMEATION; SOLVENT TREATMENT; THIN FILM FORMATION; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

ACETONE; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; FILM PREPARATION; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERIZATION; SOLVENTS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

MACROGOL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; POLYIMIDE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CROSS LINKING; FILM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NANOFILTRATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 84867746618     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.08.030     Document Type: Article

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