<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bhole, Yogesh S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kharul, Ulhas K.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Somani, S. P.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kumbharkar, S. C.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benzoylation of polyphenylene oxide: characterization and gas permeability investigations</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">European Polymer Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">benzoylation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gas permeability</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">polyphenylene oxide</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">selectivity</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2005</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">OCT</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">41</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2461-2471</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Benzoylation of polyphenylene oxide (PPO) was carried out with aromatic acid chlorides bearing specific groups at para-position (H methyl, Br, Cl and nitro), which differ in their polarity and bulk. The reaction conditions were optimized individually to get the high degree of substitution. These materials were characterized for thermal as well as other physical properties that are known to affect the gas permeation. In a series investigated, the nitrobenzoyl substitution on PPO resulted in the highest increase in glass transition temperature and the lowest thermal stability. An estimation of the packing density parameters-fractional free volume by density measurement and the d-spacing by X-ray diffraction analysis showed an increase in the packing density. The gas permeability was found to decrease in all the cases of benzoylation. The helium and oxygen based selectivities were increased, while CO2 based selectivities were decreased. The unusual trend observed in the gas permeation properties is explained on the basis of nature of substituent and the degree of substitution. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Foreign&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;3.485&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lohokare, Harshada R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kumbharkar, S. C.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bhole, Yogesh S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kharul, Ulhas K.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Surface modification of polyacrylonitrile based ultrafiltration membrane</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Applied Polymer Science</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">BSA rejection</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">chemical treatment</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">polyacrylonitrile membrane</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">surface modification</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ultrafiltration</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2006</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SEP</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JOHN WILEY &amp; SONS INC</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030 USA</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">101</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4378-4385</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Ultrafiltration membrane based on polyacrylonitrile prepared by phase inversion method using zinc chloride as an additive showed more than 90% rejection for BSA and 90-110 Im(-2) h(-1) water flux. The surface modification of this membrane was studied using ethanolamine, triethylamine, sodium hydroxide, and potassium hydroxide solutions. The effect of base treatment time and temperature on water flux and rejection was investigated. The membranes exhibited swelling by NaOH treatment followed by deswelling by HCl post-treatment, similar to pH responsive membranes. The treatment by organic as well as inorganic bases improved water flux with a slight lowering in BSA rejection by dead-end mode type treatment. A 230% increase in water flux was achieved by sodium hydroxide treatment in crossflow mode without a noticeable pore swelling by SEM. The contact angle of the modified membranes was decreased as compared to the unmodified one indicating appreciable surface modification. As the treatment time or temperature increased, the ESCA analysis showed increased population of Na-carboxylate groups. (c) 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Foreign&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1.866</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bhole, Yogesh S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Wanjale, Santosh D.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kharul, Ulhas K.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jog, Jyoti Prakash</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Assessing feasibility of polyarylate-clay nanocomposites towards improvement of gas selectivity</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Membrane Science</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gas permeation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nanocomposites</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">polyarylates</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">selectivity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">solution intercalation</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2007</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">DEC</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-2</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">306</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">277-286</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Polymer-clay nanocomposites are well known to reduce the penetrant permeability by following tortuous path. Effects of such reduction in gas permeability on variation in selectivity of nanocomposites prepared using a high permeability polymer were examined. The polyarylate: poly (tetramethyl bisphenolA-iso/terephthalate) that exhibits high permeability and moderate selectivity was chosen for making nanocomposites with two organically modified clays (Cloisite 6A and 10A) by solution intercalation method. The nanocomposite formation for various clay loadings (3, 5 and 7% w/w) in polyarylate was ascertained by change in physical properties (X-ray diffraction, DMA, TEM). Behavior of solution viscosity and nanocomposite density indicated existence of polymer-clay layer interactions. As anticipated, though the gas permeability of pure gases, viz., He, N-2, CH4 and CO2 exhibited decrease, it was not monotonous. This decrease was more for larger gases (N-2, CH4 and CO2) in comparison to the decrease for smaller gas (He) permeability. This led to a decrease in CO2/N-2 and CO2/CH4 selectivities and increase in He/CO2 selectivity; while He/CH4 selectivity was increased substantially at 7% clay loading. This variation indicated feasibility of nanocomposites formation as a tool for improving selectivity of certain gas pairs. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Foreign&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5.557</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karadkar, Prasad B.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kharul, Ulhas K.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bhole, Yogesh S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Badhe, Yogesh P.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tambe, Sanjeev S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kulkarni, Bhaskar D.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gas sorption and transport in polyarylates: effect of substituent symmetry and polarity</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Membrane Science</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Diffusion</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">kinetics</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">permeation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">polyarylates</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sorption</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2007</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">OCT</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-2</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">303</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">244-251</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;The gas sorption properties of polyarylates based on bisphenol-A possessing symmetric/asymmetric substitution by nonpolar -CH3 group and symmetrically linked terephthalic acid were examined. The effects of substitution of polar bromine on terephalic acid moiety of polyarylate based on asymmetrically substituted bisphenol were also studied for physical, sorption and transport properties. The estimation of dual mode sorption parameters, solubility and diffusion coefficient revealed that nature of the substituent and substitution type plays a crucial role in depicting permeation properties. An asymmetric substitution by -CH3 group increased solubility coefficient of pure gases (N-2, O-2, CH4 and CO2) up to 27% and symmetric substitution increased the same up to 106%. This was coupled with 7-35% increase in solubility selectivity in both cases of substitution, which ascertained the usefulness of methyl group substitution in polyarylates based on terephalic acid. The pressure dependency of solubility coefficients and solubility selectivity was also investigated for these polyarylates. The sorption and transport properties of these polyarylates correlated well with physical properties of polyarylates and gases studied. The sorption/desorption kinetics of symmetrically substituted TMBisA-T was performed in order to deduce time dependent sorption behavior and to evaluate diffusivity coefficient. The apparent diffusion coefficients from sorption kinetics, desorption kinetics and from steady-states permeation-sorption were compared. The diffusion coefficients of CH4 and N-2 deduced by these methods correlated well with each other. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5.557</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bhole, Yogesh S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karadkar, Prasad B.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kharul, Ulhas K.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nitration and amination of polyphenylene oxide: synthesis, gas sorption and permeation analysis</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">European Polymer Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Amination</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">nitration</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">permeation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">polyphenylene oxide</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sorption</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2007</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">APR</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">43</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1450-1459</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;A high degree of nitration of polyphenylene oxide (PPO) was successfully achieved by carefully optimizing synthetic protocol. The reduction of nitro group to amino could be done quantitatively. The physical properties of formed polymers were investigated and correlated with gas sorption and permeation properties. The formed polymers were amorphous in nature as revealed by wide angle X-ray diffraction spectra. An increase in the packing density in comparison to unsubstituted PPO as a result of induced polarity was indicated by lowering of fractional free volume and d-spacing. The substitution by either nitro or amino group increased the chain stiffness as revealed by the dynamic mechanical analysis. Though both, nitro and amino group substitution on PPO led to a decrease in pure gas permeability, the selectivity of various gas pairs was increased by these substitutions. The gas sorption analysis revealed that both, solubility selectivity and diffusivity selectivity were increased by these polar group substitutions. The nitro group substitution was more effective in improving solubility selectivity, while amino group substitution was more effective in improving diffusivity selectivity. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Foreign&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3.485</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chendake, Yogesh J.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bhole, Yogesh S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lohokare, Harshada R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kharul, Ulhas K.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Polyarylate based thin film composite (TFC) membranes: effects of coating parameters, gutter layer, and intrinsic material properties</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Separation Science and Technology</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gas permeation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">gutter layer</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">polarity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">polyarylates</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">TFC membrane</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JAN</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">TAYLOR &amp; FRANCIS INC</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">325 CHESTNUT ST, SUITE 800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">45</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">163-171</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1.015</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lohokare, Harshada R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bhole, Yogesh S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Taralkar, Suyog</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kharul, Ulhas K.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Poly(acrylonitrile) based ultrafiltration membranes: optimization of preparation parameters</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Desalination</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Additive</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bacteria rejection</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Poly(acrylonitrile)</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pore size distribution</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ultrafiltration</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2011</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">NOV</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SI</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">282</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">46-53</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2.59</style></custom4></record></records></xml>