Characterization of electrospun polystyrene membrane for treatment of biodiesel's water-washing effluent using atomic force microscopy

• Main Authors: A. Shirazi, Mohammad Mahdi, Kargari, Ali, Bazgir, Saeed, A. Shirazi, Mohammad Javad, Abdullah, Mohd. Sohaimi, Tabatabaei, Meisam, Matsuura, Takeshi, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2013
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49285/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2013.08.019

The application of atomic force microscopy (AFM) for characterization of electrospun microporous membranes was assessed. The surface roughness, pore size and its distribution, nodule size as well as fiber diameter were analyzed for an electrospun polystyrene membrane before (M1) and after surface mo...