Synthesis and characterization of novel Cellulose Nanocrystals-based Thin Film Nanocomposite membranes for reverse osmosis applications

Desalination

Volumn 439, Issue , 2018, Pages 179-187

  Asempour, Farhad ^a   Emadzadeh, Daryoush ^a,b   Matsuura, Takeshi ^a,c   Kruczek, Boguslaw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Brackish water; Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs); Desalination; Reverse osmosis; Thin film nanocomposite membrane (TFN)

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DESALINATION; HYDROPHILICITY; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; THIN FILMS; WATER FILTRATION;

BRACKISH WATER; CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNCS); INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; POLYAMIDE ACTIVE LAYERS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; THIN-FILM NANOCOMPOSITES; WATER CONTACT ANGLE MEASUREMENT;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

CELLULOSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTRATION; FOULING; LEACHING; MEMBRANE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOPARTICLE; POLYMERIZATION;

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 85046168745     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2018.04.009     Document Type: Article

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