The effect of gel layer thickness on the salt rejection performance of polyelectrolyte gel-filled nanofiltration membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 290, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 196-206

  Suryanarayan, Sriram ^a   Mika, Alicja M ^a   Childs, Ronald F ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Membrane thickness; Nanofiltration; Pore filled membranes; TMS model

Indexed keywords

PORE FILLED MEMBRANES; TEORELL-MEYER-SIEVERS (TMS) MODEL;

CROSSLINKING; GELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTES; SALTS;

NANOFILTRATION;

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; POLY(3 ACRYLAMIDOPROPYL)TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; POLYETHYLENE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CROSSLINKING; GELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; SALTS;

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CROSS LINKING; DENSITY; GEL FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NANOFILTRATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT INTAKE; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SODIUM RETENTION; SODIUM TRANSPORT; THICKNESS; WATER FLOW;

EID: 33846849503     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2006.12.029     Document Type: Article

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