Synthesis and characterization of novel high-performance thin film nanocomposite (TFN) FO membranes with nanofibrous substrate reinforced by functionalized carbon nanotubes

Desalination

Volumn 370, Issue , 2015, Pages 79-86

  Tian, Miao ^a,b   Wang, Yi Ning ^b   Wang, Rong ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Forward osmosis; Multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs); Polyamide; Thin film nanocomposite (TFN)

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ELECTROSPINNING; FACINGS; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFIBERS; OSMOSIS; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; POLYAMIDES; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; YARN;

FORWARD OSMOSIS; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; FUNCTIONALIZED MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH; INTERNAL CONCENTRATION POLARIZATIONS (ICP); NANOFIBROUS SUBSTRATES; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; THIN-FILM NANOCOMPOSITES;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

COMPOSITE; DESALINATION; GEOMEMBRANE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OSMOSIS; POROSITY;

EID: 84941283563     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2015.05.016     Document Type: Article

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