Carbon nanotube/alumina/polyethersulfone hybrid hollow fiber membranes with enhanced mechanical and anti-fouling properties

Nanomaterials

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1366-1378

  Feng, Yi ^a   Wang, Kun ^a   Davies, Chris H J ^a   Wang, Huanting ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Hollow fiber membrane; Mechanical property; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940528997     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20794991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nano5031366     Document Type: Article

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