ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
The transport properties of polymer membranes in various forms which have a wide variety of practical applications, such as ultrafiltration, dialysis and blood oxygenation, depend upon the structure (homogeneous or heterogeneous) and the transport characteristics of the membrane material. Among many possible driving forces of transport, the pressure gradient and the concentration gradient are considered to be the most general forces encountered in practical use of polymer membranes. The transport of various permeants (gas, dissolved gas, liquid solvent, and solute) through porous and homogeneous (nonporous) polymer membranes under these driving forces is discussed. In the absence of a pressure gradient, the transport of permeants can be described as diffusion, regardless of the permeant phase and the membrane structure. In the presence of a pressure gradient, the transport of permeants may occur by diffusion and/or bulk flow of the permeants, depending upon the membrane structure and the nature of the permeant. In homogeneous membranes, many noninteracting permeants such as gases and nonsolvent vapors permeate by diffusion under applied pressure gradient: however, solvent in homogeneously swollen membranes moves by bulk flow and the diffusion depending on the degree of swelling of the membrane. In heterogeneous membranes under applied pressure, most permeants move by bulk flow.
Additional Material:
4 Tab.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1973.070170209
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