Enhanced permeability, selectivity, and antifouling ability of CNTs/Al2O3 membrane under electrochemical assistance

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 2293-2300

  Fan, Xinfei ^a   Zhao, Huimin ^a   Liu, Yanming ^a   Quan, Xie ^a   Yu, Hongtao ^a   Chen, Shuo ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; PORE SIZE; SILICA;

ANTI-FOULING ABILITY; BACKWASHING PROCESS; ELECTROCONDUCTIVITY; ENHANCED PERMEABILITY; FILTRATION PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES;

MICROFILTRATION;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON NANOTUBE; LATEX; NANOCOATING; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; PHENOL; SILICON DIOXIDE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE;

ANTIFOULING; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; POLLUTION CONTROL; PORE SPACE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FOULING CONTROL; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; FILTRATION; PERMEABILITY; PROCEDURES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PERMEABILITY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84923115983     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5039479     Document Type: Article

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