Graphene oxide based ultrafiltration membranes for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in salty water

Water Research

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 179-190

  Pastrana Martínez, Luisa M ^a   Morales Torres, Sergio ^a   Figueiredo, José L ^a   Faria, Joaquim L ^a   Silva, Adrián M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anti fouling; Filtration; Graphene oxide; Photocatalytic membranes; Salty water; Water purification

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ENERGY GAP; GRAPHENE; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTION; SCAVENGING; SEAWATER EFFECTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ANTIFOULING; GRAPHENE OXIDES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; SALTY WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

FILTRATION;

GRAPHENE OXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; SEA WATER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; AZO COMPOUND; COLORING AGENT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GRAPHITE; METHYL ORANGE; SALT WATER; TITANIUM; WATER POLLUTANT;

BRACKISH WATER; CATALYSIS; DRUG; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; ION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RADICAL; SALT WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DARKNESS; HYDROPHILICITY; LIGHT; MEMBRANE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AZO COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; COLORING AGENTS; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GRAPHITE; LIGHT; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; SALINE WATERS; TITANIUM; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84926657799     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.03.014     Document Type: Article

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