Polymer nanofilms with enhanced microporosity by interfacial polymerization

Nature Materials

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 760-767

  Jimenez Solomon, Maria F ^a   Song, Qilei ^a   Jelfs, Kim E ^a   Munoz Ibanez, Marta ^a   Livingston, Andrew G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MEMBRANES; MICROPOROSITY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOMERS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERIZATION; SOLVENTS;

CROSS-LINKED POLYIMIDES; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; INTERMOLECULAR NETWORKS; MICROPOROUS ORGANIC POLYMERS; MOLECULAR SELECTIVITY; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84965053852     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat4638     Document Type: Article

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