Synthesis and fabrication of nanostructured hydrophobic polyazole membranes for low-energy water recovery

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 423-424, Issue , 2012, Pages 11-19

  Maab, Husnul ^a   Francis, Lijo ^a   Al saadi, Ahmad ^a   Aubry, Cyril ^a   Ghaffour, Noreddine ^a   Amy, Gary ^a   Nunes, Suzana P ^a  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Membrane distillation; Membranes; Polyoxadiazole; Polytriazole

Indexed keywords

APPARENT CONTACT ANGLE; DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; ELECTROSPUN MEMBRANES; FEED TEMPERATURE; HIGH POROSITY; LIQUID WATER; LOW ENERGIES; MEAN FLOW; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; NANO-STRUCTURED; PHASE INVERSION; POLYOXADIAZOLES; POLYTRIAZOLE; POROUS MEMBRANES; RED SEA; WATER FLUX; WATER RECOVERY;

CONTACT ANGLE; DESALINATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PORE SIZE; WATER FILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

COPOLYMER; NANOMATERIAL; OXADIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; POLY(DIPHENYL HEXAFLUOROISOPROPYLIDENE OXADIAZOLE CO DIPHENYLETHER OXADIAZOLE); POLY(DIPHENYL HEXAFLUOROISOPROPYLIDENE OXADIAZOLE); POLY(DIPHENYL HEXAFLUOROISOPROPYLIDENE TRIAZOLE); POLYMER; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; ELECTROSPINNING; ENERGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84867740447     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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