Cellulose/carbon composites and their applications in water treatment–a review

YD Dong, H Zhang, GJ Zhong, G Yao, B Lai - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellulose, as the most abundant natural polymer material on the earth, has attracted
worldwide attention due to its characteristics of reproducibility, universality, low cost …

Cellulose acetate membranes: Fouling types and antifouling strategies—A brief review

R Abu-Zurayk, N Alnairat, A Khalaf, AA Ibrahim… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cellulose acetate (CA) is a semisynthetic, biodegradable polymer. Due to its characteristics,
CA has several applications, including water membranes, filament-forming matrices …

Incorporation of amino‐functionalized ZnO nanoparticles into polycarbonate/polyvinyl alcohol thin‐film membrane for enhanced water treatment

H Etemadi, H Khezraqa… - Polymer Engineering & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
ZnO nanoparticles were functionalized with amine groups and incorporated into a thin‐film
nanocomposite (TFN) membrane. Polycarbonate (PC) membranes were coated with …

Investigation of alumina nanoparticles role on the critical flux and performance of polyvinyl chloride membrane in a submerged membrane system for the removal of …

H Etemadi, H Qazvini - Polymer Bulletin, 2021 - Springer
In this work, the polyvinyl chloride/alumina (PVC/Al 2 O 3) ultrafiltration (UF) nanocomposite
membranes were prepared with different amounts of Al 2 O 3 within a range of 0–2 wt …

Novel polycarbonate membrane embedded with multi-walled carbon nanotube for water treatment: a comparative study between bovine serum albumin and humic …

H Khezraqa, H Etemadi, H Qazvini, M Salami-Kalajahi - Polymer Bulletin, 2022 - Springer
Flat sheet polycarbonate/multi-walled carbon nanotube (PC/MWCNT) nanocomposite
membranes with different nanoparticle contents were prepared by applying the phase …

Synthesis and Characterization of Polycarbonate/TiO2 Ultrafiltration Membranes: Critical Flux Determination

H Etemadi, A Amirjangi, N Ghasemian… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A novel polycarbonate (PC) membrane was modified with titanium dioxide via nonsolvent‐
induced phase separation method to improve its hydrophilicity and antifouling properties in …

Effect of transmembrane pressure on antifouling properties of PVC/Clinoptilolite ultrafiltration nanocomposite membranes

H Etemadi, R Kazemi, N Ghasemian… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Novel polyvinyl chloride (PVC)/clinoptilolite nanocomposite membranes for water treatment
were fabricated by non‐solvent‐induced phase separation and characterized with respect to …

Preparation of high performance polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene blend ultrafiltration membrane for water treatment

H Etemadi, H Qazvini, NH Alishah - Desalination and Water Treatment, 2021 - Elsevier
Ultrafiltration membranes were prepared from blends with polycarbonate (PC) and
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) by non-solvent induced phase separation technique …

Novel polycarbonate/Fe3O4 nanocomposite membranes: Fabrication and performance evaluation in water treatment

H Etemadi, N Ghasemian, Z Ghesmati… - Polymer Engineering …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, a novel polycarbonate (PC) nanocomposite membrane was prepared by
incorporation of iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles using the nonsolvent induced phase …

Lateral force removal of fungal spores to demonstrate how surface properties affect fungal spore retention

KA Whitehead, T Deisenroth… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Microbial biofouling on polymer surfaces can lead to their biodeterioration. This may result in
deterioration of the surface, leading to cracking and fracturing. Fungal spores from …