Preparation, characterization and performance of polyethersulfone/organically modified montmorillonite nanocomposite membranes in removal of pesticides

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 382, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 135-147

  Ghaemi, Negin ^a,b   Madaeni, Sayed S ^a   Alizadeh, Abdolhamid ^a   Rajabi, Hamid ^c   Daraei, Parisa ^a  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Nanofiltration; Organically modified Montmorillonite; Pesticide; Polyethersulfone; Polymer clay nanocomposite membranes

Indexed keywords

AFM IMAGE; CASTING SOLUTIONS; EXFOLIATED LAYERS; MATRIX; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; NF MEMBRANES; NITROPHENOLS; ORGANICALLY MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; POLYETHERSULFONES; POLYMER-CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; PURE WATER; SKIN LAYER; SOLUTION CONDITIONS; SURFACE PORES; TEM IMAGES; WET-PHASE INVERSION; XRD PATTERNS;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CLAY MINERALS; CONTACT ANGLE; ETHERS; FABRICATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFILTRATION; PERMEATION; PESTICIDES; PHENOLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; 3,5 DINITROSALICYLIC ACID; MONTMORILLONITE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NITROPHENOL; PESTICIDE; POLYETHERSULFONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE FILTER; NANOFILTRATION; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 80052744175     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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