Characterization of fouled nanofiltration membranes using positron annihilation spectroscopy

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 382, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 124-134

  Nanda, Dipankar ^a   Tung, Kuo Lun ^a   Hung, Wei Song ^a   Lo, Chia Hao ^a   Jean, Yan Ching ^a,b   Lee, Kueir Rarn ^a   Hu, Chien Chieh ^a   Lai, Juin Yih ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fouling; Membrane characterization; Nanofiltration; Positron annihilation spectroscopy; Slow positron beam

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SULFATE; CAVITY DENSITY; CAVITY SIZE; CAVITY SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DEPTH PROFILE; DIVALENT IONS; FEED SOLUTION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOULING LAYERS; IN-SITU; INCIDENT ENERGY; LAYER STRUCTURES; MAGNESIUM IONS; MEMBRANE CHARACTERIZATION; MONOVALENT IONS; NF MEMBRANES; O-PS LIFETIME; PARAMETER ANALYSIS; PH VALUE; PURE WATER; S -PARAMETERS; SLOW POSITRON BEAM; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; THIN FILM COMPOSITES;

CAVITY RESONATORS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ELECTRONS; FOULING; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; METAL IONS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOFILTRATION; PARTICLE BEAMS; POSITRON ANNIHILATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

MAGNESIUM ION;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CLEANING; MEMBRANE FILTER; NANOFILTRATION; PARAMETER; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 80052730405     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.08.026     Document Type: Article

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