Effects of CNTs Content on Physicochemical and Pervaporation Separation Properties of PVA Membranes

Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia)

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 716-727

  Shirazi, Yaser ^a   Mohammadi, Toraj ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

DSC; permeation; pervaporation separation; polymer chains; PVA matrix

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITIES; DSC; DSC MEASUREMENTS; FEED COMPOSITIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; ISO-PROPANOLS; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; PERMEATION OF WATERS; PERMEATION PROPERTIES; PERVAPORATION SEPARATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER CHAINS; PVA MEMBRANE; SEPARATION CHARACTERISTICS; TENSILE MEASUREMENTS; TENSILE TESTS; WATER SELECTIVITY; XRD; XRD ANALYSIS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; EVAPORATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PERVAPORATION; POLYMERS; TENSILE TESTING;

PERMEATION;

EID: 84873614950     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2012.709902     Document Type: Article

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