Recent development in additives modifications of polyethersulfone membrane for flux enhancement

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 223, Issue , 2013, Pages 246-267

  Ahmad, A L ^a   Abdulkarim, A A ^a,b   Ooi, B S ^a   Ismail, S ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND MINERALS   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Additives; Flux; Fouling; Hydrophilicity; Membranes; Polyethersulfone

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILIC POLYMERS; ANTIFOULING PROPERTY; FUNCTIONAL MEMBRANES; HYDROPHILIC MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS; POLYETHERSULFONE MEMBRANE; POLYETHERSULFONES;

ADDITIVES; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; FLUXES; FOULING; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROPHILICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84875830086     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.02.130     Document Type: Review

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