Surface modification of γ-Al2O3/TiO 2 multilayer membranes for applications in non-polar organic solvents

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 224, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 3-10

  Van Gestel, Tim ^a,b   Van Der Bruggen, Bart ^a   Buekenhoudt, Anita ^b   Dotremont, Chris ^b   Luyten, Jan ^b   Vandecasteele, Carlo ^a   Maes, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ceramic membranes; Hydrophilic hydrophobic modification; Nanofiltration; Organo silane treatment; Permeability

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHILICITY; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SILANES; SURFACE TREATMENT;

MULTILAYER MEMBRANES;

PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; HEXANE; SILANE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFILTRATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0142089800     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(03)00132-7     Document Type: Article

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