Novel organic-inorganic thin film composite membranes with separation performance surpassing ceramic membranes for isopropanol dehydration

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 433, Issue , 2013, Pages 60-71

  Zuo, Jian ^a,b   Wang, Yan ^b   Chung, Tai Shung ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

GOTMS; Interfacial polymerization; Isopropanol; Organic inorganic hybrid membrane; Pervaporation dehydration; Thin film composite (TFC)

Indexed keywords

GOTMS; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; ISO-PROPANOLS; ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID MEMBRANES; PERVAPORATION DEHYDRATION; THIN FILM COMPOSITES;

CERAMIC MEMBRANES; DEHYDRATION; EVAPORATION; PERVAPORATION; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

2 PROPANOL; 3 GLYCIDYLOXYPROPYLTRIMETHOXYSILANE; POLYAMIDE; POLYMER; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; FILM; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETRY; SYNTHESIS; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; X RAY ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84874015605     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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