Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7021004 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2015 | 32 Pages |
Abstract
The replacement of commonly-used substances with non-toxic equivalents is attracting a great amount of attention in membrane preparation processes. In order to address this issue, we prepared poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) flat membranes via thermally-induced phase separation using non-toxic citrate-based solvents (Citroflex): acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC); acetyl triethyl citrate (ATEC); and triethyl citrate (TEC). It was found that the three kinds of Citroflex showed the different solubility with PVDF: the solubility was improved in the following order of ATBC
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Authors
Shin-ichi Sawada, Claudia Ursino, Francesco Galiano, Silvia Simone, Enrico Drioli, Alberto Figoli,