Surface modification of polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membranes by corona air plasma for separation of oil/water emulsions

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 430, Issue , 2013, Pages 24-36

  Sadeghi, Ilin ^a   Aroujalian, Abdolreza ^a   Raisi, Ahmadreza ^a   Dabir, Bahram ^a   Fathizadeh, Mahdi ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Corona; Membrane fouling; Oil water separation; Polyethersulfone (PES) membrane; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

1-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE; AFM; AIR PLASMAS; ANTIFOULING PROPERTY; ATR FTIR; CASTING SOLUTIONS; CORONA; CORONA TREATMENT; DENSE LAYER; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY; N ,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE; NON-SOLVENTS; OIL REJECTION; OIL/WATER; OIL/WATER EMULSION; OIL/WATER SEPARATION; PES MEMBRANES; PHASE-INVERSION METHOD; POLYETHERSULFONE MEMBRANE; POLYETHERSULFONE ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANE; POLYETHERSULFONES; POLYVINYL PYRROLIDONE; PORE DISTRIBUTION; PORE-FORMING AGENTS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS; STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE; SURFACE HYDROPHILICITY; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

AMIDES; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHERS; MEMBRANE FOULING; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SEPARATION; SOLVENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TREATMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION; VISCOSITY;

MEMBRANES;

1 METHYL 2 PYRROLIDINONE; ANTIFOULING AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; N,N DIMETHYLACETAMIDE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; POLYETHERSULFONE; POVIDONE; SOLVENT; WATER OIL CREAM;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOFOULING; HYDROPHILICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NANOFABRICATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84872187227     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.11.051     Document Type: Article

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