Substrate modifications and alcohol treatment on thin film composite membranes for osmotic power

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 87, Issue , 2013, Pages 40-50

  Zhang, Sui ^a   Fu, Fengjiang ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Membranes; Polymerization; Pressure retarded osmosis; Renewable energy; Separations; Transport processes

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ETHANOL; MEMBRANES; OSMOSIS; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; POLYMERIZATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SEPARATION; STABILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

DRIVING FORCES; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; ETHANOL TREATMENT; HIGH PRESSURE; HYDRAULIC PRESSURE; OSMOTIC POWER; POLYDOPAMINE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SALINITY GRADIENTS; SALT PERMEABILITY; SALT REJECTIONS; SELECTIVE LAYERS; SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES; SUBSTRATE MODIFICATIONS; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WATER FLUX; WATER PERMEABILITY;

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84867764927     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.09.014     Document Type: Article

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