Highly permeable cellulose acetate nanofibrous composite membranes by freeze-extraction

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 454, Issue , 2014, Pages 339-345

  Soyekwo, Faizal ^a   Zhang, Qiu Gen ^a   Deng, Chao ^a   Gong, Yi ^a   Zhu, Ai Mei ^a   Liu, Qing Lin ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cellulose acetate; Composite membrane; Freeze extraction; Nanofiber; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DISPERSIONS; EXTRACTION; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; NANOFIBERS; POROSITY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

CELLULOSE ACETATES; COMMERCIAL MEMBRANES; LIVING ENVIRONMENT; MICRO-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; SEPARATION LAYERS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SEPARATION PROCESS; WATER PERMEABILITY;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

CELLULOSE ACETATE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FERRITIN; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; NANOFIBER;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; DISPERSION; EXTRACTION; FILTRATION; FREEZING; MELTING POINT; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FILTER; NANOFABRICATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84891801668     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.12.014     Document Type: Article

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