The role of sulphonated polymer and macrovoid-free structure in the support layer for thin-film composite (TFC) forward osmosis (FO) membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 383, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 214-223

  Widjojo, Natalia ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a   Weber, Martin ^b   Maletzko, Christian ^b   Warzelhan, Volker ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Forward osmosis; Interfacial polymerization; Sponge like structure; Sulphonated polymer; Thin film composite (TFC) membranes

Indexed keywords

FORWARD OSMOSIS; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; SPONGELIKE STRUCTURE; SULPHONATED POLYMERS; THIN FILM COMPOSITE (TFC) MEMBRANES;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DESALINATION; HYDROPHILICITY; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; OSMOSIS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; WATER FILTRATION;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; POLYETHERSULFONE; POLYMER; POLYPHENYLSULFONE; SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DESALINATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE; PERFORMANCE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIN FILM COMPOSITE FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANE; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE;

EID: 80053460897     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.08.041     Document Type: Article

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