Ultra-wetting graphene-based PES ultrafiltration membrane – A novel approach for successful oil-water separation

Water Research

Volumn 103, Issue , 2016, Pages 311-318

  Prince, J A ^a,b   Bhuvana, S ^a   Anbharasi, V ^a   Ayyanar, N ^a   Boodhoo, K V K ^b   Singh, G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrophilicity; Oil water separation; Ultra wetting graphene; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; GRAPHENE; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MICROFILTRATION; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION; WETTING;

ENTRY PRESSURES; MALEIMIDES; OIL/WATER SEPARATION; POLY(ACRYLONITRILE); POLY(ETHER SULFONE); POLYETHER SULFONE; POLYETHERSULFONE MEMBRANE; POLYETHERSULFONE ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANE; ULTRA-WETTING GRAPHENE; WATER PERMEABILITY;

HYDROPHILICITY;

ACRYLONITRILE; AMINE; CARBOXYL GROUP; GRAPHENE; HYDROXYL GROUP; MALEIMIDE; POLYETHERSULFONE; GRAPHITE; POLYMER;

CARBON; EMULSION; MEMBRANE; OIL POLLUTION; PERMEABILITY; POLYMER; SEPARATION; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT; WETTING;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; EMULSION; HYDROPHILICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER PERMEABILITY; WETTABILITY; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

GRAPHITE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; POLYMERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84979642755     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.07.042     Document Type: Article

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