Synthesis and characterization of MCM-41-ceramic composite membrane for the separation of chromic acid from aqueous solution

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 475, Issue , 2015, Pages 521-532

  Basumatary, Ashim Kumar ^a   Kumar, R Vinoth ^a   Ghoshal, Aloke Kumar ^a   Pugazhenthi, G ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Composite membrane; Cr (VI) separation; Hydrothermal; MCM 41; Pore size

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAS ADSORPTION; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MEMBRANES; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION; SINTERING; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; FEED CONCENTRATION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL; MAIN CONTROLLING FACTORS; NITROGEN ADSORPTION-DESORPTION; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

CHROMIC ACID; CHROMIUM; MCM 41; SOLVENT;

ACIDITY; ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CERAMIC COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; DESORPTION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; POWDER; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84911072054     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.10.055     Document Type: Article

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