Dual pH- and ammonia-vapor-responsive electrospun nanofibrous membranes for oil-water separations

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 537, Issue , 2017, Pages 128-139

  Ma, Wenjing ^a,d   Samal, Sangram Keshari ^b   Liu, Zhongche ^a   Xiong, Ranhua ^b   De Smedt, Stefaan C ^b   Bhushan, Bharat ^d   Zhang, Qilu ^c   Huang, Chaobo ^a  

^a NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Membranes; Nanofibers; Oil water separation; PH responsive

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ELECTROSPINNING; FATTY ACIDS; MEMBRANES; NANOFIBERS; OIL SPILLS; PERMEATION; REMOTE CONTROL; SEPARATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ABRASION RESISTANCE TEST; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBROUS MEMBRANES; NANOFIBROUS MEMBRANES; OIL WATER SEPARATION; PH-RESPONSIVE; RESPONSIVE MEMBRANES; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; SILICA NANOPARTICLES;

INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; DECANOIC ACID; NANOFIBER; OIL; POLYIMIDE; SILICA NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; WATER;

ABRASION; ARTICLE; ELECTROSPINNING; ENVIRONMENT; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE; OIL SPILL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY; VAPOR; WETTABILITY;

MEMBRANES; SEPARATION; WATER;

EID: 85019076179     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.04.063     Document Type: Article

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