Composite membranes comprising of polyvinylamine-poly(vinyl alcohol) incorporated with carbon nanotubes for dehydration of ethylene glycol by pervaporation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 417-418, Issue , 2012, Pages 34-44

  Hu, Steve Yijie ^a   Zhang, Yufeng ^b   Lawless, Darren ^c   Feng, Xianshe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHERIDAN COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Ethylene glycol; Pervaporation; Poly(vinyl alcohol); Polyvinylamine

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; DENSE FILMS; FEED WATER CONCENTRATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; MICROPOROUS; PERMEATION FLUXES; POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); POLYVINYLAMINES; SEPARATION FACTORS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SURFACE HYDROPHILICITY; VINYLALCOHOL; WATER SORPTION;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CONTACT ANGLE; DEHYDRATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; EVAPORATION; MEMBRANES; PERVAPORATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SORPTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PERMEATION;

CARBON NANOTUBE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POLYVINYLAMINE POLY(VINYLALCOHOL); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84864821749     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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