Effect of solution chemistry on the surface property of reverse osmosis membranes under seawater conditions

Desalination

Volumn 247, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 148-161

  Yang, Juhee ^a   Lee, Sangyoup ^a   Lee, Eunsu ^a   Lee, Joohee ^a   Hong, Seungkwan ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hydrophobicity; Membrane surface characterization; RO membranes; Seawater TDS; Surface charge; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYAMIDES; BRACKISH WATER; CHARGE SCREENING; HYDROPHOBIC MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE CHARACTERIZATION; MEMBRANE SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION; ORGANIC FOULING; OSMOTIC SWELLING; PHYSICAL SURFACE PROPERTIES; RO MEMBRANE; RO MEMBRANES; SOLUTION CHEMISTRY; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS;

CHARGED PARTICLES; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER EFFECTS; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

CHEMICAL PROPERTY; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 69549131094     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.12.020     Document Type: Article

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