Electrically conductive polymeric membranes for fouling prevention and detection: A review

Desalination

Volumn 391, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-15

  Ahmed, Farah ^a   Lalia, Boor Singh ^a   Kochkodan, Victor ^b   Hilal, Nidal ^b   Hashaikeh, Raed ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Conductive membranes; Fouling control; Impedance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DESALINATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; NANOTUBES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYMERS; SPECTROSCOPY; WATER TREATMENT; YARN;

COMPOSITE POLYMER; CONDUCTIVE MEMBRANES; CONDUCTIVE POLYMER; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; FOULING CONTROL; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

MEMBRANES;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; CARBON; DESALINATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; FOULING; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84969344743     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2016.01.030     Document Type: Review

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