Graphene oxide membranes on ceramic hollow fibers - Microstructural stability and nanofiltration performance

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 484, Issue , 2015, Pages 87-94

  Aba, Nor Farah Diana ^a   Chong, Jeng Yi ^a   Wang, Bo ^a   Mattevi, Cecilia ^a   Li, K ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Graphene oxide; Hollow fiber; Membrane; Nanofiltration; Stability

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ASSEMBLY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FIBERS; FILTRATION; GRAPHENE; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION;

CERAMIC HOLLOW FIBERS; COMMERCIAL MEMBRANES; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; MICROSTRUCTURAL STABILITY; NANOFILTRATION PERFORMANCE; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION;

CERAMIC MEMBRANES;

ACETONE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CERAMIC HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; CERAMICS; CONTACT ANGLE; DISPERSION; GRAPHENE OXIDE HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFILTRATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84925636044     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.03.001     Document Type: Article

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