Factors affecting flux performance of forward osmosis systems

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 394-395, Issue , 2012, Pages 151-168

  Lay, Winson C L ^a,b   Zhang, Jinsong ^a   Tang, Chuyang ^a,b   Wang, Rong ^a,b   Liu, Yu ^a,b   Fane, Anthony G ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Flux; Forward osmosis (FO); Fouling; Osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR); Performance; Recovery

Indexed keywords

DRIVING FORCES; EFFICIENCY FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FLUX RATIO; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FORWARD OSMOSIS (FO); FOULING AMELIORATION; FOULING EFFECTS; FOULING RESISTANCE; HIGH FLUX; HIGH WATER; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; OSMOTIC BACKWASH; OSMOTIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (OMBR); PERFORMANCE; PERMEABILITY RATIO; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; TRANSPORT PARAMETERS; TWO PARAMETER; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER PRODUCTION;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; FLUXES; FOULING; MASS TRANSFER; POLARIZATION; RECOVERY;

OSMOSIS;

SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; FILM; FORWARD OSMOSIS; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84862784572     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.12.035     Document Type: Article

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