Recent developments in reverse osmosis desalination membranes

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 4551-4566

  Li, Dan ^a   Wang, Huanting ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY COST; FOULING RESISTANCE; FRESH WATER; INORGANIC MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; POLYMER MEMBRANE; RESEARCH EFFORTS; REVERSE OSMOSIS DESALINATION; RO MEMBRANE; SALT REJECTIONS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; THERMAL STABILITY; WATER PRODUCTIVITY;

CHLORINE; DESALINATION; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYMERS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WATER; WATER FILTRATION;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

EID: 77952694533     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: 13645501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b924553g     Document Type: Article

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