Novel grafting method efficiently decreases irreversible fouling of ceramic nanofiltration membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 470, Issue , 2014, Pages 369-377

  Mustafa, Ghulam ^a,b   Wyns, Kenny ^a   Vandezande, Pieter ^a   Buekenhoudt, Anita ^a   Meynen, Vera ^a,b  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anti fouling effect; Fouling; Membrane grafting; Nanofiltration; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

FOULING; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MICROFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION; OXIDE MINERALS; PORE SIZE; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TREATMENT; SURFACE WATERS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

AFFINITY-BASED SEPARATION; ANTIFOULING; DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION; GRAFTING TECHNIQUES; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT CUTOFF; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

DRINKING WATER; METAL OXIDE; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CONTACT ANGLE; FOULING CONTROL; GRIGNARD REACTION; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOENGINEERING; NANOFILTRATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84905925073     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.07.050     Document Type: Article

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