Polymer nanocomposites with graphene-based hierarchical fillers as materials for multifunctional water treatment membranes

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3984-3996

  Crock, Christopher A ^a   Rogensues, Adam R ^a   Shan, Wenqian ^a   Tarabara, Volodymyr V ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Graphene; Membrane catalysis; Membrane reactors; Mixed matrix membranes; Multifunctional membranes; Polymer nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CASTING; CATALYST ACTIVITY; FILLED POLYMERS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; GRAPHENE; MIXTURES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES; WATER TREATMENT;

EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE NANOPLATELETS; FUNCTIONAL NANOSTRUCTURES; MEMBRANE COMPOSITION; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; N-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

1 METHYL 2 PYRROLIDINONE; FILLER; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE NANOPLATELET; MACROGOL; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOFILLER; NANOMATERIAL; POLYMER; POLYSULFONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKENE; BIOREACTOR; CATALYSIS; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYMER; POROUS MEDIUM; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84879102944     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.10.057     Document Type: Article

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