Optimizing carbon nanotube-reinforced polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes through carboxylic acid functionalization

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 447, Issue , 2013, Pages 395-402

  de Lannoy, Charles François ^a,b   Soyer, Elif ^c   Wiesner, Mark R ^a,b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology CEINT   (United States)

^c MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carboxylated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNT COOHs); Leaching; Nanocomposite stability; Nanoparticle stability; Polysulfone (PSf); Ultrafiltration membranes

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLATED MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; HOMOGENEOUS POLYMERS; IMMERSION PRECIPITATION; MEMBRANE CHARACTERISTICS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; POLYSULFONE MEMBRANES; SURFACE HYDROPHILICITY; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

CARBOXYLATION; HYDROPHILICITY; LEACHING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); POLYSULFONES; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRAFILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYSULFONE;

ARTICLE; CARBOXYLATION; CLEANING; HYDROPHILICITY; IMMERSION; LEACHING; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PLUM; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84883044410     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.07.023     Document Type: Article

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