Effect of preparation methods on crystallization behavior and tensile strength of poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes

Membranes

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 389-405

  Liu, Jie ^a   Lu, Xiaolong ^a   Wu, Chunrui ^a  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes; Preparation methods; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MELT SPINNING; MIXTURES; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; REFRIGERATING MACHINERY; TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLINE MORPHOLOGIES; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; EVAPORATION TEMPERATURE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; POLARIZED LIGHT OPTICAL MICROSCOPIES; POLY (VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE)(PVDF); POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); PREPARATION METHOD;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84888182095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20770375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/membranes3040389     Document Type: Article

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