Conductive CNT-PVDF membrane for capacitive organic fouling reduction

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 459, Issue , 2014, Pages 143-156

  Zhang, Qiaoying ^a   Vecitis, Chad D ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitive fouling mitigation; Organic fouling; Surface charge; Ultrafiltration membrane

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CATHODES; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANES; OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE CHARGE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

COLLISION EFFICIENCY; CROSS-FLOW CONFIGURATION; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; FOULING MITIGATION; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER FOULING; NEGATIVE SURFACE CHARGES; ORGANIC FOULING; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

FOULING;

CARBON NANOTUBE; DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYETHERSULFONE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FOULING CONTROL; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE;

EID: 84895746145     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.02.017     Document Type: Article

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