Incorporation of Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) into the Polyamide Layer of Thin-Film Composite (TFC) Nanofiltration Membranes for Enhanced Separation Performance and Antifouling Properties

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 19, 2018, Pages 11178-11187

  Bai, Langming ^a   Liu, Yatao ^a   Bossa, Nathan ^b,c   Ding, An ^a   Ren, Nanqi ^a   Li, Guibai ^a   Liang, Heng ^a   Wiesner, Mark R ^b,c  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHILICITY; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOFILTRATION; SODIUM SULFATE; THIN FILMS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNCS); MOLECULAR WEIGHT CUTOFF; NEGATIVE SURFACE CHARGES; NEGATIVELY CHARGED SURFACES; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; STREAMING POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION; THIN FILM COMPOSITES;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; CELLULOSE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOCRYSTAL; POLYAMIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIN FILM COMPOSITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NANOPARTICLE; NYLON;

ANTIFOULING; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE; DETECTION METHOD; FILTRATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MEMBRANE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERMEABILITY; POLYMER; SEPARATION;

ARTICLE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHILICITY; NANOFILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM SULFATE; THIN FILMS; WATER; WETTABILITY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

CELLULOSE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NANOPARTICLES; NYLONS; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 85053530145     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b04102     Document Type: Article

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