relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/3028/ title: Preparation and characterization of blended composite membranes creator: Rafiq, S. creator: Man, Z. creator: Maulud, A. creator: Muhammad, N. creator: Maitra, S. description: Composite membranes were prepared by incorporating inorganic silica nanoparticles into blends of polysulfone/polyimide (PSF/PI) membranes via sol-gel route. Morphological structures of the developed membranes were carried out by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Spectroscopic analysis of the hybrid membranes were done by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis shows that the glass transition temperature (T g) increased from 209°C to 238°C in the hybrid membranes followed by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) that showed significant improvement in thermal stability of the developed membranes. © (2012) Trans Tech Publications. date: 2012 type: Article type: PeerReviewed identifier: Rafiq, S. and Man, Z. and Maulud, A. and Muhammad, N. and Maitra, S. (2012) Preparation and characterization of blended composite membranes. Advanced Materials Research, 488-48. pp. 506-510. ISSN 10226680 relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84859012416&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMR.488-489.506&partnerID=40&md5=52c137e716ba3d29c5015944c46e996e relation: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.488-489.506 identifier: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.488-489.506