Modification of polyamide membranes by hydrophobic molecular plugs for improved boron rejection

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 546, Issue , 2018, Pages 165-172

  Shultz, Shiran ^a   Bass, Maria ^a   Semiat, Raphael ^a   Freger, Viatcheslav ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; BORIC ACID; DESALINATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULES; POLYAMIDES; PORE SIZE; SALT REMOVAL; WATER FILTRATION;

ALIPHATIC AMINES; COMMERCIAL POLYAMIDE; COVALENT BONDING; DESALINATED WATER; HYDROPHOBIC MOIETIES; IMMOBILIZED AMINES; POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES; SITU MODIFICATION;

BORON;

2 (METHYLBUTYL)AMINE; ALIPHATIC AMINE; BORON; BUTYLAMINE; DECYLAMINE; DODECYLAMINE; HEXYLAMINE; PENTYLAMINE; POLYAMIDE; PROPYLAMINE; TERT OCTYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMIDATION; ARTICLE; COVALENT BOND; DESALINATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BORON; POLYAMIDES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WETTABILITY;

EID: 85032856991     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.10.003     Document Type: Article

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