Graphene oxide incorporated polysulfone substrate for the fabrication of flat-sheet thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 493, Issue , 2015, Pages 496-507

  Park, Myoung Jun ^a   Phuntsho, Sherub ^a   He, Tao ^b   Nisola, Grace M ^c   Tijing, Leonard D ^a   Li, Xue Mei ^b   Chen, Gang ^b   Chung, Wook Jin ^c   Shon, Ho Kyong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SHANGHAI ADVANCED RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Forward osmosis membrane; Graphene oxide; Hydrophilic nanomaterial; Polysulfone; Thin film composite

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; FILM PREPARATION; GRAPHENE; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; POLYSULFONES; PORE SIZE; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; THIN FILMS;

FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANE; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; GRAPHENE OXIDES; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; NANOMATERIAL; POROSITY AND PORE SIZE; REVERSE FLUX SELECTIVITIES; THIN FILM COMPOSITES;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; GRAPHITE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOSHEET; POLYAMIDE; POLYSULFONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; FILM; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE FORMATION; NANOFABRICATION; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; THICKNESS; THIN FILM COMPOSITE; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84937700700     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.06.053     Document Type: Article

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