Determination of concentration-dependent transport coefficients in nanofiltration: Defining an optimal set of coefficients

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 310, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 586-593

  Kedem, O ^a   Freger, V ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Convection; Diffusion; Friction model; Nanofiltration; Parameter concentration dependence; Pecl t number; Reverse osmosis; Solute partitioning; Transport equations

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; NANOFILTRATION; PECLET NUMBER; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

FRICTION MODEL; PARAMETER CONCENTRATION DEPENDENCE; SOLUTE PARTITIONING; TRANSPORT EQUATIONS;

SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

ELECTROLYTE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; NANOFILTRATION; PECLET NUMBER; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NANOFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SOLUTE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 38649088889     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.11.045     Document Type: Article

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