High flux hydrophobic membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN)-Interfacial polymerization, surface modification and solvent activation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 434, Issue , 2013, Pages 193-203

  Jimenez Solomon, Maria F ^a   Bhole, Yogesh ^a   Livingston, Andrew G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capping; Grafting; Hydrophobic; Interfacial polymerization (IP); Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN); Solvent stable; Solvent treatment; Surface modification; Thin film composite (TFC) membranes

Indexed keywords

CAPPING; HYDROPHOBIC; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION (OSN); SOLVENT STABLES; SOLVENT TREATMENT; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CROSSLINKING; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROPHOBICITY; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERIZATION; SOLVENTS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TOLUENE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CHLORIDE; NANOCOATING; NANOCOMPOSITE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; POLYIMIDE; TOLUENE; TRIMESOYL CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFILTRATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 84874807091     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.01.055     Document Type: Article

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