Preparation and characterization of nano-chitin whisker reinforced PVDF membrane with excellent antifouling property

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 480, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Qin, Aiwen ^a   Li, Xiang ^a   Zhao, Xinzhen ^a   Liu, Dapeng ^a   He, Chunju ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antifouling performance; Composite membrane; Nano chitin whisker; Poly (vinylidene fluoride); Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; PHASE SEPARATION; PORE SIZE; REINFORCEMENT; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ANTIFOULING PERFORMANCE; ANTIFOULING PROPERTY; INTERCONNECTED PORES; NANO-CHITIN WHISKER; NARROW PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; POLY (VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE)(PVDF); POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); STRUCTURE OF COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; CHITIN; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE SEPARATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84922757485     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.01.035     Document Type: Article

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