Zeta potential

While removal efficiency of most components in water by RO membranes is very satisfactory, the removal of some trace elements such as boron by RO membranes, especially those with long service life, is relatively low. The interplay between pH and ionic strength is believed to be the key to understand

We investigated the electrokinetic properties of sepiolite suspensions using the microelectrophoresis technique as a function of pH in the presence of various electrolytes such as, LiCl, NaCl, KCl, Cu(NO3)2, CaCl2, Pb(NO3)2, AlCl3 and Fe(NO3)3 and then, the adsorption of Cu(II) ion onto sepiolite fr

Surface modification of clays has become increasingly important due to the practical applications of clays such as fillers and adsorbents. The surface modification of sepiolite with [3-(2-aminoethylamino)propyl]trimethoxysilane has been employed. The modified sepiolite surface was investigated by FT

The variations of the limiting flux during skimmed milk ultrafiltration were studied under various physicochemical environments (pH, ionic strength, chemical nature of added salts). The evolutions were explained taking into account the physicochemical characteristics (size distribution, zeta potenti

A study of the membrane zeta potential determined by the streaming potential was made to investigate the electrokinetic characterization as well as the monitoring for cake deposition on the surfaces of a filtration membrane. The membrane zeta potential related to the surface charge characteristics w

A temperature-sensitive N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) grafted polyethylene microporous membrane was prepared by the plasma-induced graft polymerization technique. The SEM observed that the poly(N-iso-propylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) chains grafted on the membrane surface exhibited difference configurati

Destabilization-flocculation is often used as a pretreatment before ultrafiltration of drinking water and secondary wastewater effluent. The fouling of ultrafiltration membranes by colloidal iron hydroxide-oxide has been studied by measuring the pore streaming potential of a series polysulfone type

An amphoteric chitosan derivative, containing carboxymethyl (–COOH) groups and amine (–NH2) groups, had been prepared. FT-IR spectra confirmed the presence of γsymCOO (1408 cm–1) and γasCOO (1584 cm–1) on the structural units of the chitosan derivative, and 13C NMR spectra revealed that carboxy meth