Preparation and characterization of electro-spun nanofiber membranes and their possible applications in water treatment

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 118-135

  Feng, C ^a   Khulbe, K C ^a   Matsuura, T ^a   Tabe, S ^b   Ismail, A F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Electro spinning; Membrane application; Nanofiber membrane

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED APPLICATIONS; ELECTROSPUNS; HIGH POROSITY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; HOLLOW NANOFIBERS; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE SEPARATION PROCESS; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; MEMBRANE WETTING; NANO-SCALE MATERIALS; NANOFIBER MEMBRANE; PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER NANOFIBERS; RECENT PROGRESS; SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY;

CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; DESALINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; NANOFIBERS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER FILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84868473398     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2012.09.037     Document Type: Review

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