Underwater superoleophobic cellulose/electrospun PVDF-HFP membranes for efficient oil/water separation

Desalination

Volumn 344, Issue , 2014, Pages 48-54

  Ejaz Ahmed, Farah ^a   Lalia, Boor Singh ^a   Hilal, Nidal ^b   Hashaikeh, Raed ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cellulose in ionic liquid; Control of pore size; Electrospinning; Oil water separation; Superoleophobic

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSPINNING; IONIC LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PORE SIZE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CELLULOSE MATRIX; CONTROL OF PORE SIZE; ELECTROSPUN MEMBRANES; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; OIL WATER SEPARATION; SELECTIVE SEPARATION; SUPER-HYDROPHILICITY; SUPEROLEOPHOBIC;

CELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELASTIC MODULUS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; PORE SPACE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84897416209     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.03.010     Document Type: Article

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