Transport through composite membranes, part 2: Impacts of roughness on permeability and fouling

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 425-426, Issue , 2013, Pages 141-148

  Ramon, Guy Z ^a,b   Hoek, Eric M V ^a  

^a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite; Fouling; Membrane; Reverse osmosis; Roughness; Transport

Indexed keywords

COATING FILMS; COMPOSITE PERMEABILITY; HIGH FLUX; HOT SPOT; MASS OF COATINGS; MEMBRANE PORES; PERMEATE FLUX; PORE MORPHOLOGY; POROUS SUPPORT; RELATIVE ORIENTATION; RO MEMBRANE; SKIN LAYER; SOLID-PHASE; THEORETICAL RESULT; TRANSPORT;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FOULING; MEMBRANES; MORPHOLOGY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

COATINGS;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; GEOMETRY; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS;

EID: 84870223995     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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