Characteristics and separation efficiencies of PPSU/PEI/PEG blend membranes with different compositions for water treatment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2712-2721

  Hwang, Li Luen ^a   Wey, Ming Yen ^a   Chen, Jyh Cherng ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blend membrane; Humic acid; Permeability; Separation

Indexed keywords

BLEND MEMBRANES; FOULING PROBLEMS; HUMIC ACID; HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTIES; MEMBRANE CHARACTERISTICS; OPTIMUM COMPOSITION; ORGANIC MEMBRANES; PEG CONCENTRATION; POLYPHENYLSULFONE; PORE VOLUME; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER REUSE;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; EFFICIENCY; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; GLYCOLS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; ORGANIC ACIDS; SEPARATION; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

MEMBRANES;

HUMIC ACID;

HUMIC ACID; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTACT ANGLE; FILTRATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POROSITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT;

FILTRATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMERS; SULFONES; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84872698160     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.510     Document Type: Article

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