Preparation of graphene oxide modified polyamide thin film composite membranes with improved hydrophilicity for natural organic matter removal

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 280, Issue , 2015, Pages 720-727

  Xia, Shengji ^a   Yao, Lijuan ^a   Zhao, Yu ^a   Li, Nana ^a   Zheng, Yi ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti fouling; Drinking water; Graphene oxide; Hydrophilicity; Polyamide membrane; Thin film composite

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; FILM PREPARATION; FOULING; GRAPHENE; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POTABLE WATER; THIN FILMS; WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANTIFOULING; FLUORESCENCE EXCITATION-EMISSION MATRICES; GRAPHENE OXIDES; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER REMOVALS; POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES; THIN FILM COMPOSITES; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; WATER CONTACT ANGLE MEASUREMENT;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84932602268     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.06.063     Document Type: Article

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