High-performance multi-functional reverse osmosis membranes obtained by carbon nanotube·polyamide nanocomposite

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Inukai, Shigeki ^a   Cruz Silva, Rodolfo ^a   Ortiz Medina, Josue ^a   Morelos Gomez, Aaron ^a   Takeuchi, Kenji ^a   Hayashi, Takuya ^a   Tanioka, Akihiko ^a   Araki, Takumi ^a,b   Tejima, Syogo ^a,b   Noguchi, Toru ^a   Terrones, Mauricio ^a,c   Endo, Morinobu ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RESEARCH ORGANIZATION FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CARBON NANOTUBE; INORGANIC SALT; NANOCOMPOSITE; NYLON; SEA WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; OSMOSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCEDURES; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

MATERIALS TESTING; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; NYLONS; OSMOSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; SALTS; SEAWATER; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84940860666     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep13562     Document Type: Article

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