Transport through composite membrane, Part 1: Is there an optimal support membrane?

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 415-416, Issue , 2012, Pages 298-305

  Ramon, Guy Z ^a,b   Wong, Mavis C Y ^a   Hoek, Eric M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite membrane; Membrane transport; Nanofiltration; Porous support; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

2-D MODEL; BRACKISH WATER REVERSE OSMOSIS; COATING FILM THICKNESS; COATING FILMS; DIFFUSIVE TRANSPORT; HIGH FLUX; HOT SPOT; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE PORE SIZE; MEMBRANE PORES; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICROPOROUS; MODEL RESULTS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PERMEABILITY INCREASE; POROUS SUPPORT; RO MEMBRANE; SALT REJECTIONS; SCALING PROPENSITY; SUPPORT MATERIALS; WATER FLUX;

COATINGS; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; PORE STRUCTURE; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WATER FILTRATION;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; DIFFUSION; FILM; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFILTRATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL; THICKNESS; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84864765299     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.05.013     Document Type: Article

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