Synthesis and characterization of carbon nanotubes/poly vinyl alcohol nanocomposite membranes for dehydration of isopropanol

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 378, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 551-561

  Shirazi, Yaser ^a   Tofighy, Maryam Ahmadzadeh ^a   Mohammadi, Toraj ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Characterization; Nanocomposite membrane; Pervapotation; Poly (vinyl alcohol)

Indexed keywords

ACID TREATMENTS; CARBON PRECURSORS; CATALYST PARTICLES; CVD METHOD; CYCLOHEXANOL; DEGREE OF SWELLING; FERROCENES; FUNCTIONALIZATION OF CNTS; FUNCTIONALIZED; ISO-PROPANOLS; MATRIX; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANE; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; PERVAPOTATION; POLYMER CHAINS; PVA MEMBRANE; TEM IMAGES; VINYLALCOHOL; WATER SELECTIVITY;

AGGLOMERATION; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; CHARACTERIZATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; LOADING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NITRIC ACID; PERVAPORATION; PURIFICATION;

MEMBRANES;

2 PROPANOL; CARBON NANOTUBE; CYCLOHEXANOL; FERROCENE; NITRIC ACID; POLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DISPERSION; HYDRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NANOCATALYST; NANOENCAPSULATION; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 79959930071     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.05.047     Document Type: Article

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