Probing the mechanical and thermal properties of polysulfone membranes modified with synthetic and natural polymer additives

Polymer Testing

Volumn 34, Issue , 2014, Pages 202-210

  Vilakati, Gcina Doctor ^a   Hoek, Eric M V ^a,b,c   Mamba, Bhekie Brilliance ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b Engineering IV   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glass transition; Mechanical properties; Membranes; Morphology; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GLASS; GLASS TRANSITION; LIGNIN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYSULFONES; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

INSTRON TENSILE TESTERS; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; NONSOLVENT-INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; POLY VINYL PYRROLIDONE; POLYSULFONE MEMBRANES; SYNTHETIC ADDITIVES; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

ADDITIVES;

EID: 84894755261     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2014.01.014     Document Type: Article

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