01612nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245013800055210006900193260008600262300001200348490000700360520069800367653001901065653001701084653001301101653001701114653001701131100002501148700002201173700002701195700002201222856012601244       2010                        eng d  a0149-639500aPolyarylate based thin film composite (TFC) membranes: effects of coating parameters, gutter layer, and intrinsic material properties0 aPolyarylate based thin film composite TFC membranes effects of c  a325 CHESTNUT ST, SUITE 800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USAbTAYLOR & FRANCIS INCcJAN  a163-1710 v453 a<p>Investigations in thin film composite (TFC) membrane formation with polyacrylonitrile ultrafiltration membrane as a support and three polyarylates with sequentially increased polarity are reported. Effects of TFC membrane preparation parameters viz., concentration of the coating solution, dip time, presence of solvent in pores of UF membrane support, and presence of the gutter layer were examined towards the formation of the selective skin layer, which was assessed by gas permeation analysis. TFC membranes prepared using dimethyl bisphenol-A based polyarylate exhibited similar to 3 orders of magnitude higher permeability and comparable selectivity as that of its dense membrane.</p>10aGas permeation10agutter layer10apolarity10apolyarylates10aTFC membrane1 aChendake, Yogesh, J.1 aBhole, Yogesh, S.1 aLohokare, Harshada, R.1 aKharul, Ulhas, K.  uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/polyarylate-based-thin-film-composite-tfc-membranes-effects-coating-parameters-gutter-002307nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245009600055210006900151260007300220300001000293490000800303520143000311653001301741653002301754653002401777653002701801653002001828100002701848700002201875700002001897700002201917856012601939       2011                        eng d  a0011-916400aPoly(acrylonitrile) based ultrafiltration membranes: optimization of preparation parameters0 aPolyacrylonitrile based ultrafiltration membranes optimization o  aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcNOV  a46-530 v2823 a<p>Supported ultrafiltration (UF) membranes based on poly(acrylonitrile) were prepared while varying crucial parameters responsible for controlling membrane porosity, viz.; polymer concentration, solvent and additives in the dope solution. Insight into membrane porosity and morphology was obtained by water flux, solute rejection, bubble point, pore size distribution, SEM and AFM analyses. It was found that merely increasing polymer concentration does not necessarily reduce pore size of membranes. Among four solvents used for the dope solution preparation, N-methyl pyrrolidone was found to offer membranes with optimal combination of flux and rejection of various solutes. Some of the PAN(17) (17% w/w PAN concentration in the dope solution) membranes prepared using organic acid as the additive (citric acid, tartaric acid or maleic acid) offered 1.2-1.7 times higher flux than the membrane prepared using inorganic salt, ZnCl2 as an additive. The porosity of PAN(17) membrane prepared using CA as an additive was larger as compared to membrane prepared using ZnCl2 as an additive. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) analysis of this membrane exhibited higher surface roughness as compared to the ZnCl2 based membrane. Both these membranes exhibited bacteria (E. Coli) log reduction value (LRV) of at least 6; depicting applicability of these membrane for water disinfection. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>10aAdditive10aBacteria rejection10aPoly(acrylonitrile)10aPore size distribution10aUltrafiltration1 aLohokare, Harshada, R.1 aBhole, Yogesh, S.1 aTaralkar, Suyog1 aKharul, Ulhas, K.  uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/polyacrylonitrile-based-ultrafiltration-membranes-optimization-preparation-parameters-0