Gelation mechanism of resorcinol-formaldehyde gels investigated by dynamic light scattering

Langmuir

Volumn 30, Issue 34, 2014, Pages 10231-10240

  Taylor, Stewart J ^a   Haw, Mark D ^a   Sefcik, Jan ^a   Fletcher, Ashleigh J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AGGLOMERATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATION; CURVE FITTING; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; FORMALDEHYDE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); PHENOLS; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; XEROGELS;

CARBONATE CONCENTRATIONS; GELATION MECHANISMS; NANOSTRUCTURE FORMATION; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; POLLUTANT ADSORPTION; PROCESS CONDITION; RESORCINOL FORMALDEHYDES; SELECTIVE MEMBRANES;

GELATION;

EID: 84906847676     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la502394u     Document Type: Article

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