Preparation and characterization of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/nanoclay nanocomposite flat sheet membranes for abrasion resistance

Water Research

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 56-66

  Lai, Chi Yan ^a   Groth, Andrew ^a   Gray, Stephen ^a   Duke, Mikel ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abrasion resistance; Nanoclay; Nanocomposite; Poly(vinylidene fluoride); Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; DESALINATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; EROSION; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANES; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TOUGHNESS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT; WEAR RESISTANCE;

ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPIES (EDS); INORGANIC NANOPARTICLE; NANO CLAYS; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; POLY (VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE)(PVDF); POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); SEAWATER DESALINATION; STRENGTH IMPROVEMENTS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; SEA WATER; ALUMINUM SILICATE; CLAY; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

CLAY; COMPOSITE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MEMBRANE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMER; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ABRASION; ARTICLE; DESALINATION; DISPERSION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WATER TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; MECHANICS; SEWAGE; SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYVINYLS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84897105915     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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