A general method for the fabrication of hierarchically-nanostructured membranes with multifunctional environmental applications

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 107, Issue , 2013, Pages 324-330

  Liu, Zhaoyang ^a   Bai, Hongwei ^a   Sun, Darren Delai ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Environmental applications; Hierarchical; Nanostructured membrane; TiO 2; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; HIERARCHICAL; NANOSTRUCTURED MEMBRANES; TIO; ZNO;

MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; NANORODS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTION; ZINC OXIDE;

MICROFILTRATION;

EID: 84874880585     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2012.12.032     Document Type: Article

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