Disulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) random copolymer thin film composite membrane fabricated using a benign solvent for reverse osmosis applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 389, Issue , 2012, Pages 363-371

  Lee, Chang Hyun ^a   McCloskey, Bryan D ^b   Cook, Joseph ^b   Lane, Ozma ^a   Xie, Wei ^b   Freeman, Benny D ^b   Lee, Young Moo ^c   McGrath, James E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Benign solvent; Disulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) copolymer; Membrane desalination; Thin film composite; Water purification

Indexed keywords

COATING METHODS; COATING PROCEDURES; COATING SOLUTION; COATING THICKNESS; DEFECT-FREE; DENSE MEMBRANE; DISULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SOLVENTS; FORMATION PROCESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IN-SITU; MEMBRANE DESALINATION; MEMBRANE PORES; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); PORE COLLAPSE; PORE SHRINKAGE; POROUS POLYSULFONES; PURE WATER; RANDOM COPOLYMER; SALT REJECTIONS; SCREENING PROCESS; SMALL REDUCTION; SOLUBILITY DIAGRAM; SOLVENT EVAPORATION; SULFONATED POLYSULFONE; THIN FILM COMPOSITE; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; ULTRA-THIN; WATER FLUX; WATER PURIFICATION;

CHLORINE; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; COPOLYMERS; DESALINATION; ETHERS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCEROL; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYSULFONES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLVENTS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; THIN FILMS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

COPOLYMER; GLYCEROL; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); POLYSULFONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; EVAPORATION; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NANOFABRICATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SOLUBILITY; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 83855165117     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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