Pore structure characterization of asymmetric membranes: Non-destructive characterization of porosity and tortuosity

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 454, Issue , 2014, Pages 549-554

  Manickam, Seetha S ^a   Gelb, Jeff ^b   McCutcheon, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b CARL ZEISS SMT AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Forward osmosis; Mercury intrusion porosimetry; Pore structure; Pressure retarded osmosis; Tomography; X ray microscopy

Indexed keywords

FORWARD OSMOSIS; INTERNAL CONCENTRATION POLARIZATIONS (ICP); MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; NONDESTRUCTIVE CHARACTERIZATION; PORE STRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATIONS; PRESSURE-RETARDED OSMOSIS; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; X RAY MICROSCOPY;

MASS TRANSFER; MERCURY (METAL); NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; OSMOSIS; PORE STRUCTURE; POROSITY; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAY MICROSCOPES;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC MEMBRANE; MASS; MATERIALS; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROSCOPY; PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POLARIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; TORTUOSITY; X RAY;

EID: 84893716815     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.11.044     Document Type: Article

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