Novel polybenzimidazole (PBI) nanofiltration membranes for the separation of sulfate and chromate from high alkalinity brine to facilitate the chlor-alkali process

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1572-1577

  Wang, Kai Yu ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a   Rajagopalan, Raj ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IONIC STRENGTH; NANOFILTRATION; PH EFFECTS;

PHASE INVERSION; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE (PBI);

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

BRINES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IONIC STRENGTH; NANOFILTRATION; PH EFFECTS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 33947138768     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie061435j     Document Type: Article

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