Chapter 3: Membrane Materials
The following sections are included:
Introduction
Membrane Polymers
Poly(vinylidenefluoride)
Poly(tetrafluoroethylene)
Poly(ethylenechlorotrifluoroethylene)
Other fluoropolymers
Preparation Methods
Sintering
Stretching
Track-etching
Phase inversion technique
Membrane Modification
Additives in the castingsolution
Use of copolymers
Composite membranes
Surface modifying molecules
Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Properties, Contact Angle, Surface Tension
Contact angle
Good–van Oss–Chaudhury method
Contact angle and wettability
The Influence of Pore Size Distribution
References