Synthesis and characterization of high-performance novel thin film nanocomposite PRO membranes with tiered nanofiber support reinforced by functionalized carbon nanotubes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 486, Issue , 2015, Pages 151-160

  Tian, Miao ^a,b   Wang, Rong ^a,b   Goh, Kunli ^b   Liao, Yuan ^b   Fane, Anthony G ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Interfacial polymerization; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Pressure retarded osmosis; Thin film nanocomposites polyamide membrane

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DEIONIZED WATER; ELECTROSPINNING; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MEMBRANES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFIBERS; OSMOSIS; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; THIN FILMS; YARN;

FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; FUNCTIONALIZED MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES; PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS (PRO); PRESSURE-RETARDED OSMOSIS; SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPINNING; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; OSMOSIS; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84926434592     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.03.054     Document Type: Article

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