Development of smart poly(vinylidene fluoride)-graft-poly(acrylic acid) tree-like nanofiber membrane for pH-responsive oil/water separation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 534, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-8

  Cheng, Bowen ^a   Li, Zongjie ^a   Li, Quanxiang ^b   Ju, Jingge ^a   Kang, Weimin ^a   Naebe, Minoo ^b  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Oil water separation; pH responsive wettability; Poly(vinylidene fluoride) graft poly(acrylic acid); Tree like

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ELECTROSPINNING; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANES; NANOFIBERS; ORGANIC ACIDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION; SPINNING (FIBERS); WETTING;

BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER SURFACE AREAS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; OIL/WATER SEPARATION; PH-RESPONSIVE; POLY(ACRYLIC ACID ); POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY; TREE-LIKE;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

COPOLYMER; NANOFIBER; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE) GRAFT POLY(ACRYLIC ACID); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; ELECTROSPINNING; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRAVITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETTABILITY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

OIL; PH; SEPARATION; WATER; WETTABILITY;

EID: 85017344090     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.03.053     Document Type: Article

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