Molecular dynamics study of a polymeric reverse osmosis membrane

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 113, Issue 30, 2009, Pages 10177-10182

  Harder, Edward ^a   Walters, D Eric ^b   Bodnar, Yaroslav D ^c   Faibish, Ron S ^c   Roux, Benoît ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; HYDRATES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

AROMATIC POLYAMIDES; ATOMIC MODELS; DIFFUSIVITIES; DISTANCE CRITERION; HYDRATED MEMBRANES; INTERCONNECTIVITY; MD SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL; WATER FLUX;

POLYMERS;

EID: 67651211717     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp902715f     Document Type: Article

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