Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)/polysulfone (PSU) mixed matrix hollow fiber membranes for enhanced water treatment

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 437, Issue , 2013, Pages 237-248

  Yin, Jun ^a   Zhu, Guocheng ^a,b   Deng, Baolin ^a  

^a Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hollow fiber membrane; Membrane fouling; Mixed matrix membrane; Molecular weight cut off (MWCO); Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Phase inversion

Indexed keywords

DEIONIZED WATER; FIBROUS MEMBRANES; FILLERS; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; POLYSULFONES; SPINNING (FIBERS); WATER BACTERIOLOGY; WATER TREATMENT; YARN;

FILLER CONCENTRATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT CUTOFF; NANOTUBE CONCENTRATION; PHASE INVERSION; PHASE INVERSION SPINNING PROCESS; POLYVINYL PYRROLIDONE;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

1 METHYL 2 PYRROLIDINONE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; COAGULATING AGENT; FILLER; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; POLYSULFONE; POVIDONE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTROSPINNING; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDROPHILICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84876317983     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.03.021     Document Type: Article

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