Novel composite nanofiltration membranes containing zwitterions with high permeate flux and improved anti-fouling performance

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 390-391, Issue , 2012, Pages 243-253

  Ji, Yan Li ^b   An, Quan Fu ^a   Zhao, Qiang ^a   Sun, Wen Dan ^a   Lee, Kueir Rarn ^c   Chen, Huan Lin ^b   Gao, Cong Jie ^b,d  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Development Center of Water Treatment Technology   (China)

Author keywords

Anti fouling; Composite membrane; Copolymer; Nanofiltration; Zwitterions

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING; ANTIFOULING PROPERTY; AQUEOUS PHASE; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTANCE; CHEMICAL CROSS-LINKING; COMPOSITE NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FILTRATION TESTS; FREE RADICAL COPOLYMERIZATION; GLUTARALDEHYDES; HIGH WATER; NANOFILTRATION PERFORMANCE; PERMEATE FLUX; SURFACE COATINGS; WATER CONTACT ANGLE MEASUREMENT; WATER PERMEABILITY; ZWITTERIONIC GROUPS; ZWITTERIONIC POLYMERS; ZWITTERIONS;

ALDEHYDES; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; CONTACT ANGLE; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; CROSSLINKING; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FOULING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANOFILTRATION; PROPANE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER FILTRATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

2 HYDROXYETHYLACRYLIC ACID; 2 METHACRYLOYLOXY ETHYL TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; 3 DIMETHYL(METHACRYLOYLOXYETHYL)AMMONIUM PROPANE SULFONIC ACID; ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AMPHOLYTE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTARALDEHYDE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; POLYMER; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPOSITE NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DESALINATION; DYNAMIC WATER CONTACT ANGLE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FILTRATION; FOULING CONTROL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIAL COATING; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NANOFILTRATION; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FILTRATION TEST; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; WATER TRANSPORT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84855257192     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.11.047     Document Type: Article

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