Probing the nano- and micro-scales of reverse osmosis membranes-A comprehensive characterization of physiochemical properties of uncoated and coated membranes by XPS, TEM, ATR-FTIR, and streaming potential measurements

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 287, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 146-156

  Tang, Chuyang Y ^a   Kwon, Young Nam ^a   Leckie, James O ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coating; Reverse osmosis; TEM; XPS; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; FOULING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; STREAMING POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

1,3 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; AMIDE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBON; CARBOXYL GROUP; CHLORIDE; HUMIC ACID; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYAMIDE;

COMPOSITION; FOULING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER MANAGEMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 33845372829     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2006.10.038     Document Type: Article

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