Cross-linked graphene membrane for high-performance organics separation of emulsions

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 495, Issue , 2015, Pages 439-444

  Li, Guofeng ^a   Wang, Xing ^a   Tao, Lei ^b   Li, Yongsan ^a   Quan, Kecheng ^a   Wei, Yen ^b   Chi, Lifeng ^c,d   Yuan, Qipeng ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross flow; Cross linkage; Graphene membranes; Organics permeation; Surface wettability

Indexed keywords

FLOW SEPARATION; GRAPHENE; STABILITY; WETTING;

CROSS FLOWS; CROSS LINKAGES; CROSS-FLOW SEPARATION; FACILE PREPARATION; ORGANICS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES; SURFACE WETTABILITY;

MEMBRANES;

GRAPHENE; PETROLEUM ETHER; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; CROSS LINKING; EMULSION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETRY; FREEZE DRYING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPOPHILICITY; MEMBRANE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER CONTENT; WETTABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84940855994     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.08.042     Document Type: Article

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