Synthesis and characterization of thin film composite reverse osmosis membranes via novel interfacial polymerization approach

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 256-262

  Zou, Hao ^a,b   Jin, Yan ^b   Yang, Jun ^c   Dai, Hongjun ^a   Yu, Xiaolan ^a   Xu, Jian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b Vontron Technology Co Ltd   (China)

^c Zhuzhou Times New Material Technology Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Interfacial polymerization approach; Polyamide; Reverse osmosis membrane; Thin film composite RO membranes

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SKIN; AMINO GROUP; ANTIFOULING PROPERTY; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTANCE; CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION APPROACH; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTRONIC SPECTROSCOPY; RO MEMBRANE; SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY; SEM; SIMPLE METHOD; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION; THIN FILM COMPOSITES; XPS;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; FILM PREPARATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIN FILMS;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

EID: 77950960880     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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