Enhanced forward osmosis from chemically modified polybenzimidazole (PBI) nanofiltration hollow fiber membranes with a thin wall

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1577-1584

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

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Desalination; Forward osmosis; Hollow fiber; Membranes; Nanofiltration; Polybenzimidazole; Separation

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; FIBERS; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; OSMOSIS; PERMEATION; PORE SIZE; SALVAGING; SEAWATER; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CHEMICALLY MODIFIED; FORWARD OSMOSIS; HIGH WATERS; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; MEAN PORE SIZES; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGIES; MEMBRANE ORIENTATIONS; NARROW PORES; NF MEMBRANES; NON SOLVENTS; OPERATION CONDITIONS; PERMEATION FLUXES; PHASE INVERSIONS; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; SALT PERMEATIONS; SALT TRANSPORTS; SEA WATER DESALINATIONS; SOLUTION CONCENTRATIONS; THIN WALLS; WATER PERMEATIONS; WATER REUSE;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

EID: 60549108716     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.12.032     Document Type: Article

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