Self-cleaning Metal Organic Framework (MOF) based ultra filtration membranes - A solution to bio-fouling in membrane separation processes

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Prince, J A ^a,b   Bhuvana, S ^a   Anbharasi, V ^a   Ayyanar, N ^a   Boodhoo, K V K ^b   Singh, G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTE WATER; WATER;

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM; BIOFOULING; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIOFOULING; HUMANS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; METALS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84923322745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep06555     Document Type: Article

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