Nanotechnology-Based Membranes for Water Purification

Nanotechnology Applications for Clean Water: Solutions for Improving Water Quality: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 133-154

  Hoek, Eric M V ^a   Pendergast, Mary Theresa M ^a   Ghosh, Asim K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Biomimetic; Carbon nanotube; Desalination; Grapheme; Membrane; Nanotechnology; Self assembled block copolymer; Thin film nanocomposite; Water reuse; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; DESALINATION; GRAPHENE; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; POLYMERS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY; YARN; ZEOLITES;

BIOMIMETIC MEMBRANE; BLOCK COPOLYMER MEMBRANES; COMMERCIAL MEMBRANES; GRAPHEME; LIPID-BILAYER VESICLES; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; THIN-FILM NANOCOMPOSITES; WATER REUSE;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

EID: 84941785202     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4557-3116-9.00009-3     Document Type: Chapter

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