The use of nanoparticles in polymeric and ceramic membrane structures: Review of manufacturing procedures and performance improvement for water treatment

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2335-2349

  Kim, Jeonghwan ^a   Van Der Bruggen, Bart ^b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fouling mitigation; Membrane separation; Nanoparticles; Nanotubes

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MEMBRANES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; POLYMERS; POTABLE WATER; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER; WATER RECYCLING; YARN;

CATALYTIC NANOPARTICLE; DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION; ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS; FOULING MITIGATION; MANUFACTURING PROCEDURE; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; WASTEWATER RECYCLING; WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENTS;

WATER TREATMENT;

NANOPARTICLE; NANOTUBE; POLYMER;

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CERAMICS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; POLYMERS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77955515570     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.03.024     Document Type: Review

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