Asymmetric block copolymer membranes with ultrahigh porosity and hierarchical pore structure by plain solvent evaporation

Membranes with a hierarchical porous structure could be manufactured from a block copolymer blend by pure solvent evaporation. Uniform pores in a 30 nm thin skin layer supported by a macroporous structure were formed. This new process is attractive for membrane production because of its simplicity a...

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2016-01, Vol.52 (81), p.12064-12067
Main Authors: Yu, H, Qiu, X, Behzad, A R, Musteata, V, Smilgies, D-M, Nunes, S P, Peinemann, K-V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asymmetry
Block copolymers
Evaporation
Liquid wastes
Membranes
Porosity
Solvents
Structural hierarchy
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Summary:Membranes with a hierarchical porous structure could be manufactured from a block copolymer blend by pure solvent evaporation. Uniform pores in a 30 nm thin skin layer supported by a macroporous structure were formed. This new process is attractive for membrane production because of its simplicity and the lack of liquid waste.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c6cc06402g