Thin-film composite membranes and formation mechanism of thin-film layers on hydrophilic cellulose acetate propionate substrates for forward osmosis processes

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 30, 2012, Pages 10039-10050

  Li, Xue ^a   Wang, Kai Yu ^a   Helmer, Bradley ^b   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE MOLECULES; CONTACT AREAS; CROSS-LINKED FILMS; DENSE STRUCTURES; DOMAIN SIZE; FLAT SHEET MEMBRANES; FORMATION MECHANISM; FORWARD OSMOSIS; HIGH WATER; HYDROPHILIC CELLULOSE; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; MICROPOROUS SUBSTRATE; SOLUTE FLUX; SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE; SURFACE PORES; THIN FILM LAYERS; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; WATER FLUX;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; CROSSLINKING; DEIONIZED WATER; HYDROPHILICITY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MORPHOLOGY; OSMOSIS; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE DEFECTS;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

EID: 84859442142     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie2027052     Document Type: Article

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