ABSTRACT
Since the discovery of UF and reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, extensive studies are carried out as an effort to develop new UF membranes that meet the industrial requirements and thus can
2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 17 2.1.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................... 17 2.1.2Configurations of Commercial Ultrafiltration Membranes ........................................ 18
2.2Membrane Materials: Past, Present, and Future ..................................................................... 19 2.2.1Polyethersulfone ......................................................................................................... 19 2.2.2 Choice of Additives .................................................................................................... 21 2.2.3 Selection of Solvent ....................................................................................................22
2.3Membrane Preparation Process ..............................................................................................23 2.3.1Polymer Dissolution ....................................................................................................23
2.4Phase Inversion .......................................................................................................................24 2.5 Description of PES Membrane Preparation ...........................................................................25
