Evaluation of feed concentration effects on salt/ion transport through RO/NF membranes with the Nernst-Planck-Donnan model

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 429-439

  Ong, S L ^a   Zhou, Wenwen ^a   Song, Lianfa ^a   Ng, W J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Concentration effect; Donnan partition; Extended Nernst Planck equation; Membrane transport; Salt rejection

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SALTS;

FEED CONCENTRATION EFFECTS; SALT TRANSPORT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM SULFATE;

CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; SALINITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIFFUSION; ION TRANSPORT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0036865755     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109287502320963418     Document Type: Article

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