High-permeability pluronic-based TiO2 hybrid photocatalytic membrane with hierarchical porosity: Fabrication, characterizations and performances

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 228, Issue , 2013, Pages 1030-1039

  Goei, Ronn ^a,b   Dong, Zhili ^c   Lim, Teik Thye ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ceramic membrane; Hierarchical porosity; Multi layer coating; Photocatalytic membrane reactor; TiO2 photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ACID-CATALYZED SOL-GEL METHODS; DEAD-END FILTRATION MODES; HIERARCHICAL POROSITY; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; MULTI-LAYER-COATING; PHOTOCATALYTIC MEMBRANE REACTORS; TIO; WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENTS;

ALUMINA; BIOREACTORS; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; MEMBRANES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PORE STRUCTURE; POROSITY; REUSABILITY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MICROFILTRATION;

EID: 84879484677     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.05.068     Document Type: Article

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