Flux enhancement by hydrophilization of thin film composite reverse osmosis membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-50

  Kulkarni, Ashish ^a   Mukherjee, Debabrata ^a,b   Gill, William N ^a  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b Schoeller Technical Papers Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical surface modification; Composite membranes; Flux enhancement; Reverse osmosis; Skin

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONTACT ANGLE; DISSOLUTION; HYDROLYSIS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SKIN; SURFACE TREATMENT; THIN FILMS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CHEMICAL SURFACE MODIFICATION; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; FLUX ENHANCEMENT; HYDROPHILIZATION; ION REJECTION; PROTIC ACIDS; THIN FILM COMPOSITE;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; NITRIC ACID; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POLYMER; SULFURIC ACID;

ARTICLE; FILM; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

MEMBRANES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; THIN FILM COMPOSITE;

EID: 0030131237     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-7388(95)00271-5     Document Type: Article

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