Membrane characterization by solute transport and atomic force microscopy

S Singh, KC Khulbe, T Matsuura… - Journal of Membrane …, 1998 - Elsevier
Various ultrafiltration and nanofiltration membranes were characterized by solute transport
and also by atomic force microscope (AFM). The molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) of the …

Application of scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopies to the characterization of microporous and mesoporous materials

JI Paredes, A Martınez-Alonso, JMD Tascón - … and mesoporous materials, 2003 - Elsevier
In the last 20 years, the development of scanning probe microscopies (SPM), and
particularly of scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopies (STM/AFM), has made it …

Studies on the properties of graphene oxide-reinforced starch biocomposites

R Li, C Liu, J Ma - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2011 - Elsevier
Glycerol-plasticized pea starch/graphene oxide (PS/GO-n) biocomposite films with different
loading levels of graphene oxide (GO) were prepared by solution casting method. The …

Effects of coagulants on porous structure of membranes prepared from cellulose in NaOH/urea aqueous solution

Y Mao, J Zhou, J Cai, L Zhang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2006 - Elsevier
A series of regenerated cellulose membranes was prepared from cellulose in NaOH/urea
aqueous solution by coagulating with various coagulants including H2SO4, HOAc …

Characterization of synthetic membranes by Raman spectroscopy, electron spin resonance, and atomic force microscopy; a review

KC Khulbe, T Matsuura - Polymer, 2000 - Elsevier
In this article an attempt is made to review critically the papers concerning novel membrane
characterization methods. In particular, our focus on Raman spectroscopy, electron spin …

Atomic force microscopy studies of nanofiltration membranes: surface morphology, pore size distribution and adhesion

WR Bowen, TA Doneva - Desalination, 2000 - Elsevier
Atomic force microscopy has been used to quantify surface morphology, pore size
distributions and particle adhesion for three nanofiltration membranes. It was found that the …

Surface functionalization of GO, preparation and characterization of PVA/TRIS-GO nanocomposites

S Mallakpour, A Abdolmaleki, S Borandeh - Polymer, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) nanocomposite films were prepared using different
concentrations of functionalized graphene (0, 1, 3 and 5 wt%) to study the permeability of …

Assessment of atomic force microscopy for characterisation of nanofiltration membranes

J Stawikowska, AG Livingston - Journal of membrane science, 2013 - Elsevier
Shortly after atomic force microscopy (AFM) became a common technique for
characterisation of surfaces; it was applied to image surface morphologies of polymeric …

Synthesis and characterization of a water‐soluble sulfonates copolymer of acrylamide and N‐allylbenzamide as enhanced oil recovery chemical

Z Ye, G Gou, S Gou, W Jiang… - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A novel water‐soluble polymer was prepared by copolymerization and sulfomethylation
using acrylamide (AM) and N‐allylbenzamide (NABI) as raw materials under mild …

Properties and structural characterization of oxide starch/chitosan/graphene oxide biodegradable nanocomposites

J Ma, C Liu, R Li, J Wang - Journal of applied polymer science, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Novel chitosan (CS)/oxidized starch (OST)/graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites
(COST/GO‐n) films are prepared in a casting and solvent evaporation method. Fourier …