A slow-fast phase separation (SFPS) process to fabricate dual-layer hollow fiber substrates for thin-film composite (TFC) organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) membranes

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 129, Issue , 2015, Pages 232-242

  Sun, Shi Peng ^a   Chan, Sui Yung ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dual layer hollow fiber membranes; Interfacial polymerization; Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN); Polyimide (PI); Slow fast phase separation (SFPS); Thin film composite (TFC)

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; EXTRUSION; FIBERS; FIBROUS MEMBRANES; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; PORE SIZE; SEPARATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLVENTS; SPINNING (FIBERS); SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

DUAL-LAYER HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION (OSN); SLOW-FAST PHASE SEPARATION (SFPS); THIN FILM COMPOSITES;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 84925441005     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2015.02.043     Document Type: Article

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