Well-constructed cellulose acetate membranes for forward osmosis: Minimized internal concentration polarization with an ultra-thin selective layer

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 360, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 522-535

  Zhang, Sui ^a   Wang, Kai Yu ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a   Chen, Hongmin ^b   Jean, Y C ^b   Amy, Gary ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cellulose acetate; Forward osmosis; Membranes; Phase inversion; Positron annihilation spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM LAYERS; CELLULOSE ACETATE MEMBRANE; CELLULOSE ACETATES; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; DENSE LAYER; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FOULING BEHAVIOR; GLASS PLATE; HYDROPHILIC INTERACTION; IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING; LAYER STRUCTURES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE DESIGNS; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MODELING WATER FLUX; OPEN-CELL; PHASE INVERSION; SALT LEAKAGE; SEAWATER DESALINATION; SELECTIVE LAYERS; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; SUPPORT LAYER; ULTRA-THIN;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CELLULOSE; COAGULATION; DESALINATION; ELECTRONS; FIELD EMISSION; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; HYDROPHILICITY; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MEMBRANE STRUCTURES; OSMOSIS; PHASE INTERFACES; POLARIZATION; PORE SIZE; POSITRON ANNIHILATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SEAWATER; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SUBSTRATES; WATER FILTRATION;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

CELLULOSE ACETATE; POLYMER; SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOULING CONTROL; HYDROPHILICITY; IMMERSION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; OSMOSIS; POLARIZATION; POROSITY; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER TRANSPORT; WATER TREATMENT;

CELLULOSE ACETATE; COAGULATION; DEIONIZATION; ELECTRONS; FILTRATION; INTERFACES; MEMBRANES; OSMOSIS; PHASES; POLARIZATION; PRINTING PLATES; SEA WATER; SUBSTRATES; WATER; WATER TREATMENT; WETTABILITY;

EID: 77954218440     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.05.056     Document Type: Article

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