Enhanced hydrophilic polysulfone hollow fiber membranes with addition of iron oxide nanoparticles

• Main Authors: Said, N., Hasbullah, H., Ismail, A. F., Othman, M. H. D., Goh, P. S., Zainol Abidin, M. N., Sheikh Abdul Kadir, S. H., Kamal, F., Abdullah, M. S., Ng, B. C.
• Format: Article
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Ltd 2017
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/77052/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85019680854&doi=10.1002%2fpi.5401&partnerID=40&md5=27e68798f08e7ec33d3355e845cf3871
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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