The invention discloses a method for testing through pore diameters and
pore diameter distribution of ultra-
filtration membranes. The method includes placing the membranes in pure water, ultrasonically
wetting the membranes, then taking the membranes out of the pure water, placing the membranes in a membrane
pool, starting to test wet curves, then testing dry curves, recording gas permeability flow of the membranes under different inlet gas pressures, stopping inletting gas when the dry / wet curves coincide with one another and completing
pore diameter tests; measuring apparent contact angles theta <*> of the membranes by the aid of
optical processes and recording change of the apparent contact angles over the time to obtain equilibrium contact angles theta <e>; acquiring the average pore diameters of the membranes according to Laplace's equations; computing the
pore diameter distribution of the membranes according to gas flow corresponding to the dry / wet curves of every two corresponding adjacent points. The method has the advantages that the water is used as
wetting liquid, the water and the ultra-
filtration membranes are good in compatibility,
drying treatment on the membranes can be omitted in pore
diameter measurement procedures, and accordingly pore structures of the membranes can be prevented from being destroyed; the method is particularly applicable to ultra-filtrationgrade pore diameters
ranging from 20 nm to 50 nm, is simple and is high in practicality, and measurement data acquired by the aid of the method are high in accuracy.