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<strong>Production</strong> <strong>Aspects</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Membranes</strong><br />

Membrane Formation / Mechanism <strong>of</strong> Phase<br />

Separation (SIPS)<br />

Path A<br />

metastable condition<br />

NG (nucleation growth)<br />

100<br />

0<br />

solvent<br />

A<br />

Polymer<br />

0<br />

100<br />

B<br />

0<br />

100<br />

non-solvent<br />

Path B<br />

unstable condition<br />

SD (sp<strong>in</strong>odal decomposition)<br />

Slow (controlled) precipitation Quick (uncontrolled) precipitation<br />

Adapted from: Membranen: Grundlagen, Verfahren und <strong>in</strong>d. Anwendung, K. Ohlrogge und K. Ebert, Wiley 2006

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