Preparation and characterization of nanocomposite polymer membranes containing functionalized SnO2 additives

Membranes

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 123-142

  Scipioni, Roberto ^a   Gazzoli, Delia ^a   Teocoli, Francesca ^a   Palumbo, Oriele ^b   Paolone, Annalisa ^b   Ibris, Neluta ^c   Brutti, Sergio ^b,c   Navarra, Maria Assunta ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISC CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Functionalized metal oxides; Morphological; Nanocomposite polymer membranes; Structural and spectroscopic characterizations; Thermal and mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CERAMIC COATINGS; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERS; POWDERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TIN; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

METAL OXIDES; MORPHOLOGICAL; NANOCOMPOSITE POLYMERS; SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84897865654     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20770375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/membranes4010123     Document Type: Article

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