A new approach to improve antifouling property of PVDF membrane using in situ polymerization of PAA functionalized TiO2 nanoparticles

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 380, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 155-162

  Madaeni, S S ^a   Zinadini, S ^a   Vatanpour, V ^a  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fouling; Functionalized TiO2; Grafting; Pore filling; Self assembling

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACIDS; ANTIFOULING CHARACTERISTICS; ANTIFOULING PROPERTY; BLEND SOLUTION; CLEANING PROCESS; COVALENT ATTACHMENT; FLUX RECOVERY; FOULING PROCESS; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; GRAFTED MEMBRANES; GRAFTING FROM; GRAFTING POLYMERIZATION; GRAFTING YIELD; IN-SITU; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MODIFIED MEMBRANES; POLYACRYLIC ACIDS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE MEMBRANES; PORE FILLING; PVDF MEMBRANE; SELF-ASSEMBLING; SEM IMAGE; TIO; TIO2 NANO-PARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; AGGLOMERATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CLEANING; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERIZATION; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

MEMBRANES;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; NANOPARTICLE; POLYACRYLIC ACID; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COVALENT BOND; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 80051469063     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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