Functionalized cellulose nanocrystal nanocomposite membranes with controlled interfacial transport for improved reverse osmosis performance

Nanomaterials

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2019, Pages

  Smith, Ethan D ^a,b   Hendren, Keith D ^a,b   Haag, James V ^a,b   Foster, E Johan ^a,b   Martin, Stephen M ^a,b  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Nanocomposite; Nanocrystal; Reverse osmosis; Thin film composite

Indexed keywords

EID: 85060691225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20794991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nano9010125     Document Type: Article

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