Enhanced desalination using carboxylated carbon nanotube immobilized membranes

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 120, Issue , 2013, Pages 373-377

  Bhadra, Madhuleena ^a   Roy, Sagar ^a   Mitra, Somenath ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Desalination; Membrane distillation; Membranes

Indexed keywords

IMMOBILIZED MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; SWEEP GAS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DESALINATION; MEMBRANES; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

WATER FILTRATION;

EID: 84887311083     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2013.10.020     Document Type: Article

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