Abstract

ABSTRACTIn this study, propanedioic acid was investigated as a potential additive in poly(phthalazine ether sulfone ketone) (PPESK)/N‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidone solutions. Compared with poly(ethylene glycol) with a molecular weight of 1000 and Tween 80 as additives, different phenomena were observed: (1) both fingerlike and spongelike structures of asymmetric ultrafiltration membranes were induced by rapid gelation, and (2) a spongelike structure membrane with a high pure water flux was obtained under a high gelation rate. Moreover, the PPESK membrane formation process was recorded with a recently developed optical microscopy (OM)–charge‐coupled device (CCD) camera experimental system. The predicted membrane structure with an OM–CCD system gave good correspondence with the final membrane structure and performance, as detected by scanning electron microscopy. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015, 132, 41621.

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