Synthesis of thin film composite polyamide membranes: Effect of monohydric and polyhydric alcohol additives in aqueous solution

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 523, Issue , 2017, Pages 336-345

  Khorshidi, Behnam ^a   Soltannia, Babak ^a   Thundat, Thomas ^a   Sadrzadeh, Mohtada ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Ethylene glycol; Interfacial polymerization; Polyamide; Thin film composite; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; PERMEATION; POLYAMIDES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYOLS; SOLUTIONS; SUGAR SUBSTITUTES; THIN FILMS; VOLUME MEASUREMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

ALCOHOL CONCENTRATIONS; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; OPTIMUM CONCENTRATION; PERMEATION PROPERTIES; REJECTION PERCENTAGES; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; THIN FILM COMPOSITES; XYLITOL;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

1,3 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HYDROXYL GROUP; POLYAMIDE; POLYETHERSULFONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIN FILM COMPOSITE POLYAMIDE MEMBRANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; XYLITOL;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MISCIBILITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; WATER TRANSPORT; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84991712896     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.09.062     Document Type: Article

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