A review on electrospinning for membrane fabrication: Challenges and applications

Desalination

Volumn 356, Issue , 2015, Pages 15-30

  Ahmed, Farah Ejaz ^a   Lalia, Boor Singh ^a   Hashaikeh, Raed ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Membrane; Nanofibers; Post treatment; Water purification

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DISTILLATION; ELECTROSPINNING; FABRICATION; MEMBRANES; METAL IONS; NANOFIBERS; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; PORE SIZE; PURIFICATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ELECTROSPUN MEMBRANES; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPUN POLYMERS; INTERCONNECTED PORES; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; PHASE INVERSION TECHNIQUES; POST TREATMENT; WATER PURIFICATION;

WATER TREATMENT;

DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84916631544     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.09.033     Document Type: Review

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