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Journal of Membrane Science, Vol.207, No.1, 139-141, 2002
The wet phase separation: the effect of cast solution thickness on the appearance of macrovoids in the membrane forming ternary cellulose acetate/acetone/water system
We report on novel observations on the appearance of macrovoids in the ternary cellulose acetate (CA)/acetone (ACE)/water membrane forming system. The membranes are prepared by the wet phase separation whereby the cast solution is composed of ACE and polymer, and the coagulation bath is pure water only. It is found that the macrovoid formation in a 12.5 wt.% cast solution strongly depends on the cast solution thickness: macrovoids appear at the thickness of 500 pm but not at 150 and 300 mum.