PEG-coated reverse osmosis membranes: Desalination properties and fouling resistance

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 340, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 92-108

  Sagle, Alyson C ^a   Van Wagner, Elizabeth M ^a   Ju, Hao ^a   McCloskey, Bryan D ^a   Freeman, Benny D ^a   Sharma, Mukul M ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Oil fouling; Produced water; Reverse osmosis; Surface coating; Surfactant charge

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACIDS; BRACKISH WATER; COATING THICKNESS; COMONOMERS; CROSSLINKED; CROSSLINKER; DODECYLTRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDES; FLUX DECLINE; FOULING RESISTANCE; HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE; INITIAL VALUES; N-DECANE; NEGATIVE CHARGE; OIL FOULING; OIL/WATER EMULSION; POLY[(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)DIACRYLATE]; PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES; PRODUCED WATER; RESISTANCE MODELS; RO MEMBRANE; SALT REJECTIONS; SMALL REDUCTION; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SURFACE COATING; SURFACTANT CHARGE; SURFACTANT TEST; WATER FLUX; WATER PERMEABILITY; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

ACRYLICS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; BIOPHYSICS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; COATINGS; DESALINATION; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); DYES; EMULSIFICATION; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HYDROGELS; MEMBRANE FOULING; ORGANIC ACIDS; PARAFFINS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYETHYLENES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM SULFATE; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; DODECYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; MACROGOL; OIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; EMULSION; FOULING CONTROL; HYDROGEL; MATERIAL COATING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PERMEABILITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 67649341972     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.05.013     Document Type: Article

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