Characterization of polyolefinic hollow fibers membrane at a microscopic level

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It is a well-known fact that polyolefinic hollow fibers made by spinning technology have a very complex morphology, which is rather difficult to characterize by a set of descriptors. Moreover different descriptors are required to characterize two-dimensional surface and three-dimensional wall of the membrane. Therefore any conventional chemical engineering model is prohibitively complex. SEM and AFM techniques have been used to characterize visually some facts. A common sense reasoning backed by some relatively simple experiments was used to evaluate processes on protozoa – hollow fiber surface and some aspects of fouling by inorganic particles. Mutual interaction of bio and inorganic fouling can be studied as well.

It is a well-known fact that polyolefinic hollow fibers made by spinning technology have a very complex morphology, which is rather difficult to characterize by a set of descriptors. Moreover different descriptors are required to characterize two-dimensional surface and three-dimensional wall of the membrane. Therefore any conventional chemical engineering model is prohibitively complex. SEM and AFM techniques have been used to characterize visually some facts. A common sense reasoning backed by some relatively simple experiments was used to evaluate processes on protozoa – hollow fiber surface and some aspects of fouling by inorganic particles. Mutual interaction of bio and inorganic fouling can be studied as well.

Hollow fiber, Spinning, SEM, AFM, Fouling, Descriptor

01.01.2003

Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering

Bratislava

80-227-1922-6

Permea 2003 Proceedings of the Membrane Science and Technology Conference of the Visegrad Countries with Wider International Participation

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