Carbon nanomaterials for advancing separation membranes: A strategic perspective

Carbon

Volumn 109, Issue , 2016, Pages 694-710

  Goh, Kunli ^a,b   Karahan, Huseyin E ^b   Wei, Li ^c   Bae, Tae Hyun ^a,b   Fane, Anthony G ^a   Wang, Rong ^a   Chen, Yuan ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL STABILITY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLARIZATION; SCALABILITY; WATER TREATMENT; YARN;

CARBON NANO-MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; POTENTIAL BARRIERS; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SEPARATION MEMBRANES; STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84984780925     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.08.077     Document Type: Review

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