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Micro- and nano-characterization of membrane materials
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posted on 2008-01-01, 00:00 authored by Fenghua She, Weimin Gao, Zheng Peng, Peter HodgsonPeter Hodgson, Lingxue KongLingxue KongThe global warming has led to enormous challenges worldwide for a large variety of communities, particularly these associated to water and water treatment industry. Due to increasing scarcity of water resources, the development of new membrane materials and water treatment processes will play an important role in tackling this emerging problem. In this paper, the recent development in characterization of in particular, geometrical parameters of micro- and nano-membrane materials will be reviewed. Membranes with micro- and nano-pores have widely been used for ultrafiltration and nanofiltration. The structure of the pores and the surface of the pores/membranes may be optimized to achieve much improved flow rate in these micro-/nano-channels. Therefore, accurate characterization of porous structures will contribute significantly to the prediction of membrane performance. It will not only provide an insight into the new characterization methods but also the development of novel materials.
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Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical EngineersVolume
39Issue
4Pagination
313 - 320Publisher
Chinese Institute of Chemical EngineersLocation
Taiwan, Republic of ChinaPublisher DOI
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0368-1653Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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