Fabrication of a novel thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane containing MCM-41 silica nanoparticles (NPs) for water purification

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 423-424, Issue , 2012, Pages 238-246

  Yin, Jun ^a   Kim, Eun Sik ^a   Yang, John ^b   Deng, Baolin ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desalination; Interfacial polymerization; MCM 41 nanoparticles; Polyamide; Thin film nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

ATR FTIR; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; IN-SITU; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; INTERNAL PORES; MCM-41 SILICA; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MIXTURE SOLUTION; NONPOROUS SILICA; OPTIMAL CONCENTRATION; SALT REJECTIONS; SPHERICAL SILICA; THIN FILM LAYERS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM; TRIMESOYL CHLORIDE; WATER FLUX; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER PURIFICATION;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DESALINATION; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYAMIDES; POLYMERIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

DIAMINE; MCM 41; NANOCOMPOSITE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FILM; HYDROPHILICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NANOFABRICATION; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PERMEABILITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84867744350     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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