Characterization of the isolated active layer of a NF membrane by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 477, Issue , 2015, Pages 172-182

  Efligenir, Anthony ^a   Fievet, Patrick ^a   Déon, Sébastien ^a   Salut, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Dielectric constant; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Nanofiltration membranes; Polyamide

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; PERMITTIVITY; POLYAMIDES; SPECTROSCOPY;

ACTIVE LAYER; BULK CONDUCTIVITIES; CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; EIS MEASUREMENTS; ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; FIXED CHARGES; IMPEDANCE SPECTRUM; RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BARIUM CHLORIDE; ELECTROLYTE; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; POLYAMIDE; POLYSULFONE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; IMPEDANCE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEASUREMENT; NANOFILTRATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; THICKNESS; TIME; VISCOSITY; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84921034039     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.12.044     Document Type: Article

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