Thin-film composite (TFC) membrane modified by hybrid ZnO-graphene nanoparticles (ZnO-Gr NPs) for water desalination

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 1109-1117

  Mayyahi, Ahmed Al ^a,b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Desalination; Nanoparticles (NPs); Reverse osmosis (RO); Thin film nanocomposite (TFN)

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DESALINATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FILM PREPARATION; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER FILTRATION; ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; M PHENYLENEDIAMINE; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; NANOPARTICLE (NPS); THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; THIN-FILM NANOCOMPOSITES; WATER DESALINATION;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 85042431781     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22133437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2018.01.035     Document Type: Article

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