Highly porous carbon nanotube/polysulfone nanocomposite supports for high-flux polyamide reverse osmosis membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 539, Issue , 2017, Pages 441-450

  Lee, Tae Hoon ^a   Lee, Min Yong ^a   Lee, Hee Dae ^a   Roh, Ji Soo ^a   Kim, Hyo Won ^a   Park, Ho Bum ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Desalination; Polymer nanocomposites; Reverse osmosis; Supports

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYST SUPPORTS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DESALINATION; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; POLYSULFONES; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE DEFECTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; YARN;

COMPARISON STUDY; HYDROPHILIC PORES; LARGE SURFACE AREA; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYSULFONE MEMBRANES; SUPPORT MATERIALS; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYAMIDE; POLYSULFONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLYSULFONE MEMBRANE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS; THIN FILM COMPOSITE; WATER PERMEABILITY;

CARBON; DEIONIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

EID: 85021100042     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.06.027     Document Type: Article

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