Clay nanoparticles effects on performance and morphology of poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 79-93

  Morihama, A C D ^a,b   Mierzwa, J C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CIRRA Centro Internacional de Referência em Reúso de Água   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clay nanoparticles; Morphology; Performance; Poly(vinylidene fluoride); Ultrafiltration; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

CLAY NANOPARTICLES; PERFORMANCE; PHASE INVERSION PROCESS; POLY (VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE)(PVDF); POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGE; WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENTS; WATER CONTACT ANGLE MEASUREMENT;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84899935462     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322014000100009     Document Type: Article

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