Controlled surface morphology of polyamide membranes via the addition of co-solvent for improved permeate flux

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 467, Issue , 2014, Pages 303-312

  Kamada, Takashi ^a,b   Ohara, Tomomi ^a   Shintani, Takuji ^a   Tsuru, Toshinori ^b  

^a NITTO DENKO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Co solvent; Interfacial polymerization; Multi layered; Polyamide; Surface morphology

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; POLYAMIDES; POLYMERIZATION; SOLVENTS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

COSOLVENTS; ETHYL ACETATES; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; ISOPROPYL ALCOHOLS; MULTI-LAYERED; NETWORK STRUCTURES; POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES; POLYMERIZATION METHOD;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

1,3 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; 2 PROPANOL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; POLYAMIDE; TOLUENE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; MEMBRANE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 84904819395     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.03.072     Document Type: Article

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