Development of antifouling reverse osmosis membranes for water treatment: A review

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 584-600

  Kang, Guo dong ^a   Cao, Yi ming ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Antifouling property; Membrane fouling; Reverse osmosis; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SALINE WATER; SURFACE TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ANTIFOULING PROPERTY; CHEMICAL METHOD; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; OPERATION COST; ORGANIC/INORGANIC; REDUCED PRODUCTION; WASTEWATER SOURCES;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

3 MONOMETHYLOL 5,5 DIMETHYLHYDANTOIN; 3,3',5,5' BIPHENYL TETRAACYL CHLORIDE; 3,4',5 BIPHENYL TRIACYL CHLORIDE; 4,4' METHYLENE BIS(PHENYL ISOCYANATE); 5 ISOCYANATO ISOPHTHALOYL CHLORIDE; ACRYLIC ACID; ACRYLIC ACID 2 HYDROXYETHYL ESTER; AMINOPOLYETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYLETHER; ANTIFOULING AGENT; FRESH WATER; HUMIC ACID; MACROGOL; METHACRYLIC ACID; MONOMER; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) ACRYLATE; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) DIACRYLATE; POLYETHYLENEGLYCOLMETHACRYLATE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYLSULFONIC ACID;

ANTIFOULING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; POLYMERIZATION; SALINITY; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WATER DEMAND; WATER RESOURCE; WATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; VAPOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84855327220     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.11.041     Document Type: Review

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