Recent advances in preparation and morphology control of polymeric membranes formed by nonsolvent induced phase separation

Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 229-237

  Wang, Da Ming ^a,b   Lai, Juin Yih ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; MEMBRANES; SELF ASSEMBLY;

BLENDING MODIFICATIONS; INORGANIC PARTICLES; MEMBRANE FABRICATION; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MORPHOLOGY CONTROL; NONSOLVENT-INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; NOVEL MORPHOLOGIES; PHASE-SEPARATION PROCESS;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 84878359806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113398     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2013.04.003     Document Type: Review

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