Thin-film composite hollow fiber membranes for pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) process with high power density

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 389, Issue , 2012, Pages 25-33

  Chou, Shuren ^a,b   Wang, Rong ^a,b   Shi, Lei ^a   She, Qianhong ^a,b   Tang, Chuyang ^a,b   Fane, Anthony Gordon ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Energy generation; Osmotic power; Power density; Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO); Thin film composite (TFC) hollow fiber membrane

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; ENERGY GENERATIONS; FIBER DIMENSIONS; FORWARD OSMOSIS; HIGH POWER DENSITY; HIGH SALINITY; HIGH WATER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; LARGE DIMENSIONS; MEMBRANE FABRICATION; OSMOTIC POWER; POWER DENSITIES; SALINITY GRADIENTS; SALT PERMEABILITY; SEPARATION PROPERTY; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; WATER PERMEABILITY;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; FIBERS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OPTIMIZATION; OSMOSIS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WASTEWATER;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FILM; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; OSMOSIS; POWER SPECTRUM; PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; STREAM (RIVER); THIN FILM COMPOSITE; WASTE WATER; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 83855165693     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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