Comparison of Hydrophilicity and Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposite Membranes with Cellulose Nanocrystals and Carbon Nanotubes

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 253-262

  Bai, Langming ^a,b,c   Bossa, Nathan ^b,c   Qu, Fangshu ^a   Winglee, Judy ^b,c   Li, Guibai ^a   Sun, Kai ^a   Liang, Heng ^a   Wiesner, Mark R ^b,c  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ELASTIC MODULI; FREE ENERGY; HYDROPHILICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOTUBES; POLYMERS; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER TREATMENT; YARN;

CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNCS); HYDROPHOBIC POLYMERS; MEMBRANE HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE PORES; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; POLYETHERSULFONE MEMBRANE; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; CELLULOSE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOCRYSTAL; POLYETHERSULFONE; POLYMER; WATER; NANOPARTICLE;

CARBON NANOTUBE; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL METHOD; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; COMPOSITE; GEOMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MEMBRANE; NANOPARTICLE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMER; POROSITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; ENERGY; HYDROPHILICITY; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY;

CARBON; CELLULOSE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES;

CELLULOSE; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES, CARBON;

EID: 85018512493     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b04280     Document Type: Article

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