Inorganic nanomaterials in polymeric ultrafiltration membranes for water treatment

Separation and Purification Reviews

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 216-249

  Goh, P S ^a   Ng, B C ^a   Lau, W J ^a   Ismail, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

inorganic nanofillers; nanocomposite membrane; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

CARBON BASED MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; INORGANIC NANOMATERIALS; MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOCOMPOSITES; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; NANO-FILLERS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84908472704     PISSN: 15422119     EISSN: 15422127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2014.926274     Document Type: Article

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