Hydrophilization of porous polypropylene membranes by atomic layer deposition of TiO2 for simultaneously improved permeability and selectivity

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 448, Issue , 2013, Pages 215-222

  Xu, Qiang ^a   Yang, Jun ^a   Dai, Jiawei ^a   Yang, Yang ^a   Chen, Xiaoqiang ^a   Wang, Yong ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atomic layer deposition; Hydrophilization; Polypropylene membranes; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION CYCLES; DIRECT DEPOSITION; HYDROPHILIZATION; PLASMA PRE-TREATMENT; POLYPROPYLENE MEMBRANE; PROTEIN FOULING; RETENTION RATIO; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE;

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; DEPOSITION; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANES; PLASMAS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

POLYPROPYLENES;

METAL OXIDE; OXYGEN; POLYPROPYLENE; POROUS POLYMER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PLASMA GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84883330610     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.08.018     Document Type: Article

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