Carbon nanotube membranes: From flow enhancement to permeability

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 475, Issue , 2015, Pages 266-272

  Mattia, Davide ^a   Leese, Hannah ^a   Lee, Kah Peng ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anodic alumina membrane; Carbon nanotube membrane; Flow enhancement; Permeability; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ALUMINUM SHEET; FLOW OF WATER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ANODIC ALUMINA MEMBRANES; CARBON NANOTUBE MEMBRANES; COMMERCIAL MEMBRANES; COMMERCIAL POLYMERS; FLOW ENHANCEMENT; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; POTENTIAL MATERIALS; PURE WATER PERMEABILITIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE;

ANODIC ALUMINA MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW ENHANCEMENT; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; WATER FLOW; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84909983061     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.10.035     Document Type: Article

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