Electric field assisted layer-by-layer assembly of graphene oxide containing nanofiltration membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 515, Issue , 2016, Pages 125-133

  Wang, Tao ^a   Lu, Jinren ^b   Mao, Lili ^b   Wang, Zhining ^a  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Electric field assistance; GO; Layer by layer; Nanocomposite membrane; Nanofiltration

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FILM PREPARATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; OXIDE FILMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELD; LAYER BY LAYER; LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLIES; LAYER-BY-LAYER FILMS; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; NEGATIVELY CHARGED; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

GRAPHENE OXIDE; POLYACRYLONITRILE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROKINETIC CHROMATOGRAPHY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; GONIOMETRY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NANOFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84989866710     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.05.053     Document Type: Article

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