Maximal pore size in UF membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 394-395, Issue , 2012, Pages 89-97

  Arkhangelsky, Elizabeth ^a   Duek, Aviv ^a   Gitis, Vitaly ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aquasols; Molecular separation; Monodispersed nanoparticles; Pathogens; Porous materials

Indexed keywords

AQUASOLS; GOLD AND SILVER; MEMBRANE MATERIAL; MOLECULAR SEPARATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT CUTOFF; MONODISPERSED NANOPARTICLES; MONODISPERSIONS; ORGANIC SOLUTES; OXIDATIVE CHEMICALS; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PARTICLE RETENTION; POLYMER MEMBRANE; PORE DIAMETERS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; UF MEMBRANES; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

CHEMICAL CLEANING; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOPARTICLES; PATHOGENS; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; SEPARATION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DISPERSION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 84856532412     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.12.031     Document Type: Article

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