C60-polysulfone nanocomposite membranes: Entropic and enthalpic determinants of C60 aggregation and its effects on membrane properties

Desalination

Volumn 269, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 111-119

  Taurozzi, Julian S ^a   Crock, Christopher A ^a   Tarabara, Volodymyr V ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

C60 fullerene; Enthalpic and entropic interactions; Phase inversion; Polymer nanocomposite; Polysulfone

Indexed keywords

C60 FULLERENE; CAST MEMBRANE; DE-MIXING; ENTHALPIC AND ENTROPIC INTERACTIONS; ENTROPIC GAIN; FREE SURFACES; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE PORES; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; NANOMATERIAL; PHASE INVERSION; PHASE INVERSION PROCESS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; SEPARATION PROPERTY;

AGGLOMERATION; FILLERS; FULLERENES; LIFE CYCLE; LOADING; MEMBRANES; POLYMERS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

AGGREGATION; COMPOSITE; DESALINATION; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; FULLERENE; MEMBRANE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; REACTION KINETICS; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 79551680968     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.10.049     Document Type: Article

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