Characterisation of 3D porous macrostructure of hollow fibre membranes using X-ray tomography-Effects of some spinning process conditions

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 435, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-20

  Viguie J ^a   Savart, T ^a   Duru, P ^a   Rouch, J C ^a   Remigy, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Hollow fibre membranes; Macrovoids; X ray tomography

Indexed keywords

2D IMAGES; 3-D SHAPE; AIR-GAPS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; GROWTH MECHANISMS; HOLLOW-FIBRE MEMBRANE; IMAGE ANALYSIS TOOLS; MACROPOROUS STRUCTURES; MACROSTRUCTURES; MACROVOIDS; POROUS STRUCTURES; PROCESSING CONDITION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPINNING PROCESS; THEORETICAL MODELLING; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY;

FIBERS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; X RAYS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OUTER MEMBRANE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84874581516     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.01.062     Document Type: Article

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