PH-responsive nanofiltration membranes by surface modification

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 366, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 373-381

  Marshall, Kathryn M ^a   Wickramasinghe, S Ranil ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrylic acid; Fouling; Rejection; Stimuli responsive; Surface modification; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACIDS; CARBOXYLIC GROUP; DEAD-END FILTRATION; HIGH-FLUX NANOFILTRATION; MODIFIED MEMBRANES; NANOBRUSHES; PH VALUE; PH-RESPONSIVE; POLYACRYLIC ACIDS; REJECTION; STIMULI-RESPONSIVE; SURFACE MODIFICATION;

ADSORPTION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FOULING; GLUCOSE; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MICROFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; SWELLING; WATER TREATMENT;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

GLUCOSE; POLYACRYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NANOFILTRATION; PH; PKA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 78649443500     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.10.027     Document Type: Article

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