An in-situ integrated system of carbon nanotubes nanocomposite membrane for oil sands process-affected water treatment

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 429, Issue , 2013, Pages 418-427

  Kim, Eun Sik ^a   Liu, Yang ^a   Gamal El Din, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Fouling; Nanocomposite membrane; Oil sands process affected water; Prefiltration

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITES; OIL SANDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT; YARN;

HYDROPHOBIC POLLUTANTS; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; OIL SANDS PROCESS-AFFECTED WATERS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PREFILTRATION; SPECTROSCOPIC METHOD; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; POLYAMIDE; POLYSULFONE;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; DISPERSION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYPOBARISM; MEMBRANE; MICROSCOPY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84871816519     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.11.077     Document Type: Article

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