A novel high flux poly(trimethylene terephthalate) nanofiber membrane for microfiltration media

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 199-205

  Li, Mufang ^a   Wang, Dong ^a   Xiao, Ru ^b   Sun, Gang ^b,c   Zhao, Qinghua ^a   Li, Haiying ^a  

^a WUHAN TEXTILE UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Microfiltration; Nanofiber; Nanofiber membrane; PTT

Indexed keywords

APPARENT DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY METHODS; FILTRATION EFFICIENCY; MEMBRANE PREPARATION; NANOFIBER MEMBRANE; POLY(TRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); PTT; SOFTENING POINTS;

BLENDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; NANOFIBERS; WATER FILTRATION;

MICROFILTRATION;

EID: 84879299025     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2013.05.046     Document Type: Article

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