Prediction of permeate fluxes and rejections of highly concentrated salts in nanofiltration membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 289, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 40-50

  Mohammad, A W ^a   Hilal, N ^b   Al Zoubi, H ^b   Darwish, N A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

DSPM DE model; Nanofiltration; Osmotic effect; Permeate flux; Prediction

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; OSMOSIS; SALTS;

OSMOTIC EFFECT; VANT HOFF EQUATION;

NANOFILTRATION;

CALCIUM SULFATE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM SULFATE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; OSMOSIS; SALTS;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DESALINATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NANOFILTRATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS;

EID: 33846850321     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2006.11.035     Document Type: Article

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