In situ structural and functional characterization of reverse osmosis membranes using electrical impedance spectroscopy

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 425-426, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-97

  Antony, Alice ^a   Chilcott, Terry ^b   Coster, Hans ^b   Leslie, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate scale; Electrical impedance spectroscopy; Maxwell Wagner model; Real time monitoring; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ALTERNATING CURRENT; DIELECTRIC MODELS; EIS MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FEED SIDE; FLUX DECLINE; FUNCTIONAL CHANGES; FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION; MEMBRANE SURFACE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; POLARIZATION PHENOMENA; POLYETHERSULFONES; PROCESS RECOVERY; REAL TIME MONITORING; SCALE FORMATION; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; TEMPORAL CHANGE; THIN FILM COMPOSITES;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; ETHERS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; RECOVERY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SALTS; SPECTROSCOPY;

MICROFILTRATION;

POLYAMIDE; POLYESTER;

ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

EID: 84870223826     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.09.028     Document Type: Article

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