Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2017,8, 561–570, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.60
channels blocking. This process intensifies in basic pH due to the high positive charge of the anodic alumina surface. An approach for improving anodic aluminum oxide stability towards dissolution in water by carbon CVD coating of the membrane walls is suggested.
Keywords: anodic alumina; carbon-modified
membranes; membrane stability; microfiltration membranes; ultrafiltration membranes; Introduction
Porous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO), developed as a protective coating, has received close attention of the membrane community due to its unusual porous structure represented by piercing cylindrical channels
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Figure 1:
(a) Dependence of liquid flux vs transmembrane pressure for membrane AAO_120V with average pore dia...