Surface modification of a commercial thin-film composite polyamide reverse osmosis membrane through graft polymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide followed by acrylic acid

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 447, Issue , 2013, Pages 236-245

  Cheng, Qibo ^a   Zheng, Yinping ^a   Yu, Sanchuan ^a   Zhu, Huiwen ^a   Peng, Xiangyang ^a   Liu, Jia ^a   Liu, Jingqun ^a   Liu, Meihong ^a   Gao, Congjie ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorine stability; Fouling resistance; Reverse osmosis; Surface modification; Thin film composite polyamide membrane

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE STABILITY; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; FOULING RESISTANCE; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; MEMBRANE CHARACTERIZATION; N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDES; POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHLORINE; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; FOULING; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); POLYAMIDES; POLYMERIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

MEMBRANES;

ACRYLIC ACID; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CHLORINE; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLYAMIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CONTACT ANGLE; FILM; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84881489043     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.07.025     Document Type: Article

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