Influence of UV curing on morphology and performance of polysulfone membranes containing acrylates

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 462, Issue , 2014, Pages 17-27

  Struzyńska Piron, Izabela ^a   Bilad, Muhammad R ^a   Loccufier, Johan ^b   Vanmaele, Luc ^b   Vankelecom, Ivo F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b AGFA GEVAERT N V   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cross linking; Macrovoids; Polysulfone membrane; SRNF; UV curing

Indexed keywords

CURING; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYSULFONES;

MACROVOIDS; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY; NONSOLVENT-INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; POLYSULFONE MEMBRANES; SOLVENT RESISTANT NANOFILTRATION; SPONGELIKE STRUCTURE; SRNF; UV-CURING;

MEMBRANES;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXANONE; PHOTOINITIATOR; POLYSULFONE; ROSE BENGAL; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRESS; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS; THICKNESS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 84897420026     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.03.013     Document Type: Article

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