Improving permeability and antifouling performance of polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membrane by incorporation of ZnO-DMF dispersion containing nano-ZnO and polyvinylpyrrolidone

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 478, Issue , 2015, Pages 105-116

  Zhao, Song ^a   Yan, Wentao ^a   Shi, Mengqi ^a   Wang, Zhi ^a   Wang, Jixiao ^a   Wang, Shichang ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antifouling; Nanospheres; Polyethersulfone; Ultrafiltration membrane; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; NANOSPHERES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHASE SEPARATION; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER FILTRATION; ZINC OXIDE;

ANTIFOULING; ANTIFOULING PERFORMANCE; IMPROVING PERMEABILITIES; POLY VINYL PYRROLIDONE; POLYETHERSULFONE ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANE; POLYETHERSULFONES; STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

FILTRATION;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; POLYETHERSULFONE; POVIDONE; WATER; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DISPERSION; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMOSTABILITY; THICKNESS; ULTRAFILTRATION; VISCOSITY; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84921493593     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.12.050     Document Type: Article

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