Synthesis and characterization of PEG-Ag immobilized PES hollow fiber ultrafiltration membranes with long lasting antifouling properties

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 454, Issue , 2014, Pages 538-548

  Prince, J A ^a,b   Bhuvana, S ^b   Boodhoo, K V K ^a   Anbharasi, V ^b   Singh, G ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anti fouling; Super hydrophilic; Surface modification; Thermal grafting; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFOULING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FUNCTIONAL MODIFICATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL (PEG); SUPER-HYDROPHILIC; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

CONTACT ANGLE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROPHILICITY; MICROFILTRATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER; SURFACE TREATMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; APOLATE SODIUM; MACROGOL; MALEIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLY(ACRYLONITRILE COMALEIC ACID); SILVER NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY; FOURIER EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HUMIDITY; HYDROPHILICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LEACHING; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84892847852     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.12.050     Document Type: Article

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