A study of thermodynamics and kinetics pertinent to formation of PVDF membranes by phase inversion

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Volumn 309, Issue , 2013, Pages 156-164

  Sun, Andy Chenggui ^a   Kosar, Walter ^b   Zhang, Yufeng ^c   Feng, Xianshe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ARKEMA INC   (United States)

^c TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Membrane; Phase inversion; Poly (vinylidene fluoride)

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; GELATION TIME; KINETIC ASPECTS; LEACHING RATES; MEMBRANE FORMATION; NON-SOLVENTS; PARTIAL EVAPORATION; PHASE INVERSION; PHASE INVERSION PROCESS; PHASE INVERSION TECHNIQUES; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); POLYMER SYSTEMS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; PRECIPITATION KINETICS; PVDF MEMBRANE; SOLVENT EVAPORATION; SOLVENT-NONSOLVENT EXCHANGE; THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS;

EVAPORATION; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; GELATION; KINETICS; LEACHING; MEMBRANES; PHASE SEPARATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOLVENTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

POLYMERS;

EVAPORATION; GEL; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMICS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXCHANGE RATE; HYDROPHOBICITY; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENT;

EID: 84870942631     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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