Surface modification methods of organic solvent nanofiltration membranes

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 289, Issue , 2016, Pages 562-582

  Amirilargani, M ^a   Sadrzadeh, M ^b   Sudholter E J R ^a   de Smet, L C P M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Membranes; Modification methods; Organic solvent nanofiltration; Separation; Surface chemistry

Indexed keywords

CATALYST REGENERATION; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; POLYELECTROLYTES; SEPARATION; SOLVENTS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; FUNCTIONALIZED MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE SELECTIVITY; MODIFICATION METHODS; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENT NANOFILTRATION (OSN); SOLVENT SEPARATION; SURFACE MODIFICATION METHODS;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

EID: 84955593725     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.12.062     Document Type: Review

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