Modification of ultrafiltration membranes with block copolymer nanolayers for produced water treatment: The roles of polymer chain density and polymerization time on performance

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 403-404, Issue , 2012, Pages 250-260

  Wandera, Daniel ^a   Himstedt, Heath H ^b   Marroquin, Milagro ^a   Wickramasinghe, S Ranil ^c   Husson, Scott M ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^c University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifouling; Impaired water; Responsive; Surface modification; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING; ANTIFOULING CHARACTERISTICS; CELLULOSE LAYERS; COATING METHODS; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; EMULSIFIED OIL; EXTERNAL SURFACES; GRAFTING DENSITIES; IMPAIRED WATER; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDES; NANO LAYERS; NANOLAYER STRUCTURES; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; ORGANICS; PNIPAAM; POLYMER CHAINS; POLYMER COATING; POLYMERIZATION TIME; PRODUCED WATER; PRODUCED WATER TREATMENTS; REGENERATED CELLULOSE; RESPONSIVE; SALT PASSAGE; SURFACE-INITIATED ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATIONS; SURFACE-MODIFIED; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; WATER FLUX;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DEIONIZED WATER; DESIGN; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); OIL FIELDS; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SALT REMOVAL; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE TREATMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION; VISUALIZATION;

MEMBRANES;

CALCIUM; CARBON; CHLORIDE; COPOLYMER; MAGNESIUM; MOLECULAR LAYER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLY[(POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL) METHACRYLATE]; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CONDUCTANCE; EMULSION; MEMBRANE; PH; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TRANSPORT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84859267967     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.02.061     Document Type: Article

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