Fabrication of polyamide thin-film nano-composite (PA-TFN) membrane with hydrophilized ordered mesoporous carbon (H-OMC) for water purifications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 375, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 46-54

  Kim, Eun Sik ^a   Deng, Baolin ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrophilicity; Interfacial polymerization; Ordered mesoporous carbon; Performances; Thin film nano composite

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS PHASE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMAS; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; BSA ADSORPTION; DIVALENT IONS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; M PHENYLENEDIAMINE; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE SURFACE; NACL SOLUTION; NANO-FILLERS; ORDERED MESOPOROUS CARBON; PERFORMANCES; POLYMERIZATION PROCESS; POROUS STRUCTURES; PROTEIN ADSORPTION; PURE WATER PERMEABILITIES; SILICA TEMPLATES; SURFACE HYDROPHILICITY; THIN FILM LAYERS; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; THIN-FILM NANO-COMPOSITE; TRIMESOYL CHLORIDE; WATER PURIFICATION;

ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BODY FLUIDS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FILLERS; FILM PREPARATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANES; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SILICA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER SUPPLY;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CARBON; DIVALENT CATION; NANOCOMPOSITE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; SILICA GEL;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOFILM; FEMALE; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PERMEABILITY; WETTABILITY;

EID: 79955867185     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.01.041     Document Type: Article

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