Thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes based on polysulfone supports blended with nanostructured carbon materials

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 520, Issue , 2016, Pages 326-336

  Morales Torres, Sergio ^a   Esteves, Carla M P ^a   Figueiredo, José L ^a   Silva, Adrián M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Forward osmosis; Graphene oxide; Polysulfone; Thin film composite membranes

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; GRAPHENE; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOTUBES; POLYSULFONES; POROSITY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

FORWARD OSMOSIS; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; FUNCTIONALIZED MWCNTS; GRAPHENE OXIDES; NANOSTRUCTURED CARBON MATERIALS; POLYSULFONE (PSF) MEMBRANES; SURFACE HYDROPHILICITY; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; DISTILLED WATER; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; POLYSULFONE; POVIDONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILM; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84981229257     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.07.009     Document Type: Article

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