Effect of process parameters on electroless plating and nickel-ceramic composite membrane characteristics

Desalination

Volumn 268, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 195-203

  Bulasara, Vijaya Kumar ^a   Thakuria, Harjyoti ^a   Uppaluri, Ramgopal ^a   Purkait, Mihir Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Electroless plating; Loading ratio; Nickel membrane; Pore densification; Sodium hypophosphite

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC COMPOSITES; COST-BASED ANALYSIS; ELECTROLESS NICKEL BATHS; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; LOADING RATIO; MEMBRANE AREA; MEMBRANE CHARACTERISTICS; MEMBRANE PORE SIZE; MEMBRANE SUPPORTS; METAL LAYER; NON-LINEAR; PER UNIT; PLATING EFFICIENCY; PLATING SOLUTIONS; PORE DENSIFICATION; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SINTERING PROCESS; SIZE REDUCTIONS; SODIUM HYPOPHOSPHITE; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; SURFACE PORES;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENSIFICATION; ELECTROLESS PLATING; LOADING; NICKEL; PORE SIZE; POWDER METALLURGY; SINTERING; SODIUM;

CERAMIC MEMBRANES;

CERAMICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESALINATION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE; NICKEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PORE SPACE; SINTER;

EID: 78650777723     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.10.025     Document Type: Article

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