A novel composite microfiltration membrane: Structure and performance

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 439, Issue , 2013, Pages 12-19

  Zhao, Zhiguo ^a,b   Zheng, Jianfen ^a   Peng, Bo ^a   Li, Zhiyong ^a   Zhang, Haiyuan ^a   Han, Charles C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetric microporous membrane; Composite microfiltration membrane; Dilute PVDF solution; Electrospun nanofibers; Screen filter

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBROUS MEMBRANES; MICRO POROUS MEMBRANES; MICRO-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; NARROW PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; SCREEN-FILTER; STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE;

MICROFILTRATION; MICROPOROSITY; NANOFIBERS; WATER FILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

NANOFIBER; POLYMER; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; ELECTROSPINNING; FOULING CONTROL; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROFILTRATION; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84876718794     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.03.036     Document Type: Article

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