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T1 Porosimetric membrane characterization techniques: A review
A1 Tanis-Kanbur, Melike Begum
A1 Peinador Dávila, René Israel
A1 Calvo Díez, José Ignacio
A1 Hernández Giménez, Antonio
A1 Chew, Jia Wei
K1 Membrane characterization
K1 Caracterización de membranas
K1 Porosity
K1 Porosidad
K1 Porosimetry
K1 Porosimetría
K1 Porometry
K1 Porometría
AB Membrane technology is of significant importance in water treatment applications, and also gaining momentum in other separations due to advantages such as environmentally friendly operation, less complex and lower-cost operating conditions compared to alternative options. To provide for sustainable and efficient membrane-based applications, the selection of appropriate membranes is crucial. Such a selection is based on membrane characterization, which offers critical information on parameters such as porosity, average pore size and pore size distribution (PSD). The two main classes of characterization methods are direct and indirect, with the latter having a theoretical basis, being more affordable, and also generally being able to characterize larger membrane areas compared to the direct techniques. This study reviews the indirect membrane characterization methods, the key theoretical backgrounds of which are the Young-Laplace equation, Kelvin equation, Gibbs-Thomson equation, and spectroscopy-based equations. The mathematical details are first presented, followed by the measurement details and experimental requirements, and finally the studies on membrane characterization via indirect methods. The advantages and limitations of each method are also discussed. For a complete understanding of the membrane, indirect methods may need to be complemented with direct ones and also with appropriate retention experiments of the feeds of interest.
PB Elsevier
SN 0376-7388
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/48930
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/48930
LA eng
NO Journal of Membrane Science, 2021, vol. 619, 118750
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 11-jul-2024