Preparation of chitosan-multiwalled carbon nanotubes blended membranes: Characterization and performance in the separation of sodium and magnesium ions

Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 245-262

  Murthy, Z V P ^a   Gaikwad, Mahendra S ^a  

^a SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

blend membrane; characterization; chitosan; metal ions; MWCNT; rejection

Indexed keywords

BLEND MEMBRANES; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; METAL ION SEPARATION; METAL IONS SEPARATION; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (MWCNTS); MWCNT; REJECTION; SWELLING BEHAVIOR;

CHARACTERIZATION; CHITOSAN; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METAL IONS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84880243547     PISSN: 15567265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567265.2013.787571     Document Type: Article

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