Preparation and characterization of thin-film nanocomposite membranes embedded with poly(methyl methacrylate) hydrophobic modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes by interfacial polymerization

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 442, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-26

  Shen, Jiang Nan ^a   Yu, Chang Chao ^a   Ruan, Hui Min ^a   Gao, Cong Jie ^b   Van der Bruggen, Bart ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b National Engineering Research Center for Liquid Separation Membrane   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Functionalized carbon nanotube; Interfacial polymerization; Nanocomposite membrane; Zeta potential ( )

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; MICROEMULSION POLYMERIZATION; MODIFIED MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) (PMMA); THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; THIN-FILM NANOCOMPOSITES;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ESTERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANES; MICROEMULSIONS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERIZATION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

FILM PREPARATION;

METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOCOMPOSITE; PIPERAZINE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROEMULSION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84877351686     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.04.018     Document Type: Article

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