Preparation and characterization of a neutrally charged antifouling nanofiltration membrane by coating a layer of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) on a positively charged nanofiltration membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 362, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 192-201

  Ba, Chaoyi ^a   Economy, James ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifouling; Multivalent ion removal; Nanofiltration; Neutrally charged membrane; Polyelectrolyte coating

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANTIFOULING; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; CHARGE INTERACTIONS; CHARGED MEMBRANES; CHARGED NF MEMBRANES; FOULANTS; FOULING RESISTANCE; HUMIC ACID; ION REJECTION; MONOVALENT IONS; MULTIVALENT ION REMOVAL; MULTIVALENT IONS; NEGATIVELY CHARGED MEMBRANES; POSITIVELY CHARGED; SIZE EFFECTS; SODIUM ALGINATES; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE)S; SULFONATED POLYETHERETHERKETONE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ADSORPTION; BODY FLUIDS; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; COATINGS; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ETHERS; IONS; KETONES; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYELECTROLYTES; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

ALGINIC ACID; ANTIFOULING AGENT; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; HUMIC ACID; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MONOVALENT CATION; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; SERUM ALBUMIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM SULFATE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NANOFILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 77955664045     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.06.032     Document Type: Article

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