Production of polymeric membranes made of polypropylene, poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate), and poly(vinyl alcohol)

In this study, we prepared and characterized membranes containing polypropylene, poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA), and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA). The production process involved blend extrusion and calendering followed by solvent extraction by toluene and water of the EVA and PVA phases. Morpho...

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Autores: ALFREDO MACIEL CERDA, MANUEL DE JESUS AGUILAR VEGA, OCTAVIO MANERO BRITO
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:México
Institución:Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional CICY
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:cicy.repositorioinstitucional.mx:1003/884
Acceso en línea:http://cicy.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1003/884
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/ MEMBRANES
info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/MORPHOLOGY
info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/POLY(PROPYLENE) (PP)
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/7
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Sumario:In this study, we prepared and characterized membranes containing polypropylene, poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA), and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA). The production process involved blend extrusion and calendering followed by solvent extraction by toluene and water of the EVA and PVA phases. Morphology studies involving scanning electron microscopy determined the pore size distribution at the surface and in the internal regions of the membrane. The resulting membrane properties were related to the processing variables (extension rate, process temperature, and solvent extraction methods) and blend composition.