Fabrication of ultra-thin polyelectrolyte/carbon nanotube membrane by spray-assisted layer-by-layer technique: Characterization and its anti-protein fouling properties for water treatment

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 31-33, 2013, Pages 6194-6200

  Liu, Lei ^a   Son, Moon ^a   Chakraborty, Sudip ^b   Bhattacharjee, Chiranjib ^b   Choi, Heechul ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti fouling; Carbon nanotube (CNTs); Layer by layer (LbL); Ultrafiltration (UF)

Indexed keywords

BIOFOULING; CARBON; ELECTROKINESIS; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; PROTEIN; STABILIZATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BOVINAE;

EID: 84886442438     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.780767     Document Type: Article

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