Fabrication of a novel "loose" nanofiltration membrane by facile blending with Chitosan-Montmorillonite nanosheets for dyes purification

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 265, Issue , 2015, Pages 184-193

  Zhu, Junyong ^a   Tian, Miaomiao ^a   Zhang, Yatao ^a,b   Zhang, Haoqin ^a   Liu, Jindun ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

"Loose" nanofiltration membrane; Antifouling property; Chitosan Montmorillonite; Dyes purification

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; CLAY MINERALS; HYBRID MATERIALS; HYDROPHILICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; NANOSHEETS; PURIFICATION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANTIFOULING PROPERTY; HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; HYBRID MEMBRANE; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; PHASE-INVERSION METHOD; REACTIVE BLACK 5; STRENGTH AND ELONGATIONS;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

EID: 84920903242     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.12.054     Document Type: Article

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