Beyond polyimide: Crosslinked polybenzimidazole membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) in harsh environments

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 457, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-72

  Valtcheva, Irina B ^a   Kumbharkar, Santosh C ^a   Kim, Jeong F ^a   Bhole, Yogesh ^a   Livingston, Andrew G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid base filtration; Crosslinking; Extreme pH; Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN); Polybenzimidazole (PBI)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894046553     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.12.069     Document Type: Article

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