Recent advances in the preparation of functionalized polysulfones

C Dizman, MA Tasdelen, Y Yagci - Polymer international, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This review summarizes the studies related to chemical functionalization of polysulfones
used in many different applications such as membranes with special functions …

Tailoring properties and applications of polysulfone membranes by chemical modification: Structure-properties-applications relationship

O Dumbrava, A Filimon, L Marin - European Polymer Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Over time, functionalized polysulfones have been obtained through various synthetic routes,
aiming at the preparation of high-performance materials with targeted functions for specific …

Thermal analysis and enhanced visual technique for assessment of microplastics in fish from an Urban Harbor, Mediterranean Coast of Egypt

SH Shabaka, RS Marey, M Ghobashy… - Marine Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
Enhanced visual counting technique coupled with combustion analysis and differential
scanning calorimetry (DSC) was applied to assess microplastics (MPs) contamination in fish …

Development of noncytotoxic silver–chitosan nanocomposites for efficient control of biofilm forming microbes

A Regiel-Futyra, M Kus-Liśkiewicz, V Sebastian… - RSC …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Severe bacterial and fungal infections have become a major clinical and public health
concern. Nowadays, additional efforts are needed to develop effective antimicrobial …

Thin film nanocomposite forward osmosis membranes based on layered double hydroxide nanoparticles blended substrates

P Lu, S Liang, L Qiu, Y Gao, Q Wang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2016 - Elsevier
One of the biggest challenges for the practical application of forward osmosis (FO) is lack of
high-performance FO membranes. In this study, a novel thin film nanocomposite (TFNC) FO …

Thermo-catalytic decomposition of polystyrene waste: Comparative analysis using different kinetic models

G Ali, J Nisar, M Iqbal, A Shah… - Waste Management …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Due to a huge increase in polymer production, a tremendous increase in municipal solid
waste is observed. Every year the existing landfills for disposal of waste polymers decrease …

Montmorillonite as a component of polysulfone nanocomposite membranes

P Anadão, LF Sato, H Wiebeck… - Applied Clay Science, 2010 - Elsevier
Nanocomposite membranes containing polysulfone (PSf) and sodium montmorillonite from
Wyoming (MMT) were prepared by a combination of solution dispersion and the immersion …

Physico-chemical properties of chitosan films

L Balau, G Lisa, MI Popa, V Tura, V Melnig - Central European Journal of …, 2004 - Springer
Chitosan films obtained by dry phase inversion were prepared from an aqueous solution of
chitosan in acetic acid. The films, of thickness less than 20 μm, were transparent, very …

Structure and properties of heterogeneous and homogeneous ion-exchange membranes subjected to ageing in sodium hypochlorite

W Garcia-Vasquez, R Ghalloussi, L Dammak… - Journal of Membrane …, 2014 - Elsevier
The effects of sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) on ion-exchange membranes were carefully
investigated and discussed with the aim to assess one of their possible causes of ageing. A …

Design and evaluation of electrospun polysulfone fibers and polysulfone/NiFe2O4 nanostructured composite as sorbents for oil spill cleanup

C Cojocaru, PP Dorneanu, A Airinei, N Olaru… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper is concerned with the design of the electrospinning process to produce efficient
polysulfone fibrous sorbents for oil spill cleanup. To this end, a full factorial experimental …