Microscopic characterization of FO/PRO membranes - A comparative study of CLSM, TEM and SEM

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 9995-10003

  Wang, Yi Ning ^a,b   Wei, Jing ^a,b   She, Qianhong ^a,b   Pacheco, Federico ^c   Tang, Chuyang Y ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; DEPTH PROFILE; FORWARD OSMOSIS; MEMBRANE PROCESS; MEMBRANE SUPPORTS; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; MICROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; OPTICAL SECTIONING; PORE CONNECTIVITY; PORE DIAMETERS; POROSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM;

CHARACTERIZATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; OSMOSIS; PORE STRUCTURE; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MEMBRANES;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEMBRANE; MICROSCOPY; OSMOSIS; POLARIZATION; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FORWARD OSMOSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMBRANE; NUCLEAR PORE; OSMOSIS; PERFORMANCE; POLARIZATION; POROSITY; PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THICKNESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; POROSITY;

EID: 84866382209     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es301885m     Document Type: Article

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