Synthesis of novel thin film nanocomposite (TFN) forward osmosis membranes using functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 435, Issue , 2013, Pages 233-241

  Amini, Maryam ^a   Jahanshahi, Mohsen ^a   Rahimpour, Ahmad ^a  

^a BABOL NOSHIRVANI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Amine functionalized carbon nanotubes; Forward osmosis; Membrane; Thin film nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

FORWARD OSMOSIS; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; FUNCTIONALIZED MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE HYDROPHILICITY; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; THIN-FILM NANOCOMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; LOADING; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

1,3 PHENYLENDIAMINE; AMINE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FORWARD OSMOSIS; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; OSMOSIS; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THIN FILM NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANE; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84875356579     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.01.041     Document Type: Article

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