Enhanced abrasion resistant PVDF/nanoclay hollow fibre composite membranes for water treatment

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 449, Issue , 2013, Pages 146-157

  Lai, Chi Yan ^a   Groth, Andrew ^a   Gray, Stephen ^a   Duke, Mikel ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abrasion resistance; Membrane fabrication; Nanocomposite; Poly(vinylidene fluoride); Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

GRANULAR MEDIA FILTRATION; HOLLOW-FIBRE MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FABRICATION; MEMBRANES FOR WATER TREATMENTS; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; PURE WATER PERMEABILITIES; SEAWATER PRETREATMENT;

MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHASE SEPARATION; SEAWATER; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRAFILTRATION; WEAR RESISTANCE;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

NANOFIBER; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

ABRASION; ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84884299449     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.07.062     Document Type: Article

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