Electrospun nanofibrous membrane for heavy metal ion adsorption

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1361-1370

  Ma, Hongyang ^a   Hsiao, Benjamin S ^a   Chu, Benjamin ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Electrospun nanofibers; Heavy metal ion; Microfiltration; Water purification

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); HEAVY METALS; MEMBRANES; METAL IONS; MICROFILTRATION; NANOFIBERS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION;

CONTAMINATED WATER; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBROUS MEMBRANES; HEAVY METAL ION; HEAVY METAL ION ADSORPTIONS; LOW PRESSURE DROP; NANOFIBROUS MEMBRANES; PERFORMANCE; PERMEATION FLUXES; WATER PURIFICATION;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84881339622     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1385272811317130003     Document Type: Article

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