A comprehensive review on anti-fouling nanocomposite membranes for pressure driven membrane separation processes

Desalination

Volumn 379, Issue , 2016, Pages 137-154

  Jhaveri, Jainesh H ^a   Murthy, Z V P ^a  

^a SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti fouling; Hydrophilicity; Nanocomposites; Nanofiltration

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DEPOSITION; FILTRATION; FOULING; GRAPHENE; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFILTRATION; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SILVER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

ANTIFOULING; MEMBRANE MATERIAL; MEMBRANE SURFACE; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; NANOPARTICLE (NPS); PERMEATION FLUXES; PRESSURE DRIVEN MEMBRANES; SEPARATION METHODS;

MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY;

ANTIFOULING; MEMBRANE; NANOPARTICLE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEPARATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84947228482     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2015.11.009     Document Type: Review

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