Synthesis of high flux forward osmosis membranes by chemically crosslinked layer-by-layer polyelectrolytes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 381, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 74-80

  Qiu, Changquan ^a,b   Qi, Saren ^a,b   Tang, Chuyang Y ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chemical crosslinking; Forward osmosis (FO); Internal concentration polarization; Layer by layer (LbL) assembly; Polyelectrolyte deposition

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CROSS-LINKING; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; CROSS LINKED MEMBRANES; CROSSLINKED; DEPOSITION LAYERS; DISTILLED WATER; FEED WATER; FORWARD OSMOSIS; GLUTARALDEHYDES; HIGH FLUX; HIGH WATER; INTERNAL CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLIES; LAYER-BY-LAYERS; MEMBRANE ORIENTATION; OVER WATER; POLY(ALLYLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE); POLYELECTROLYTE LAYERS; POROUS SUPPORT; SALT REJECTIONS; SEPARATION LAYERS; SOLUTE FLUX; THIN SUBSTRATE; WATER FLUX; WATER PERMEABILITY;

ALDEHYDES; CROSSLINKING; OSMOSIS; POLARIZATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; STYRENE;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

GLUTARALDEHYDE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; POLY(ALLYLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE); POLY(SODIUM 4 STYRENE SULFONATE); POLYACRYLONITRILE; POLYELECTROLYTE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CROSS LINKING; FORWARD OSMOSIS; LAYER BY LAYER ASSEMBLY; MORPHOLOGY; OSMOSIS; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 80052028969     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.07.013     Document Type: Article

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