The role of pH and concentration on the ion rejection in polyamide nanofiltration membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 264, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 65-74

  Bandini, Serena ^a   Drei, Jennifer ^a   Vezzani, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphoteric behaviour; Electrolytes; Membrane charge; Nanofiltration; pH

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROLYTES; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; NANOFILTRATION; PH EFFECTS; POLYAMIDES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

AMPHOTERIC BEHAVIOR; ION REJECTION; MEMBRANE CHARGE; POLYAMIDE NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

AMPHOLYTE; CHLORIDE; DESAL5 DK POLYAMIDE; ELECTROLYTE; HYDROGEN; ION; POLYAMIDE; POLYMER; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; NANOFILTRATION; PH;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXPERIMENT; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILM; NANOFILTRATION; PH; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 25844468296     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2005.03.054     Document Type: Article

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