A top surface liquid layer during membrane formation using vapor-induced phase separation (VIPS) - Evidence and mechanism of formation
A top surface liquid layer during membrane formation using vapor-induced phase separation (VIPS) - Evidence and mechanism of formation
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DOI:
10.1016/j.memsci.2007.11.016
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发表时间:
2008-03-05
影响因子:
9.5
通讯作者:
Dupuy, C.
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作者:
Menut, P.;Su, Y. S.;Dupuy, C.
The formation of a surface liquid layer on the top of membrane forming systems made of poly(ether-imide) (PEI) and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) was clearly demonstrated during water vapor-induced phase separation (VIPS) through several in situ investigation methods including optical microscopy and dynamic water contact angle measurements for a qualitative approach, and Raman confocal and FTIR microscopy for a quantitative one. A mechanism involving the shrinkage from the polymer-rich phase consecutively to the surface phase separation is proposed to account for the significantly high concentration of PEI in the surface liquid layer. The emergence of a surface liquid layer during the phase separation process is discussed in terms of implications on morphology of membrane fabricated using VIPS and how it contrasts with liquid-induced phase separation. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.