Polysulfone/Polyvinyl alcohol thin film nano-composite membranes: Synthesis, characterization and application for desalination of saline groundwater

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3811-3822

  El Aassar, Abdel Hameed M ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Characterization; Polysulfone polyvinyl alcohol; Reverse osmosis performance; Thin film composite; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867756279     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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