High-flux and fouling-resistant membranes for brackish water desalination

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 425-426, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Zhao, Lin ^a   Chang, Philip C Y ^a   Yen, Chi ^a   Ho, W S Winston ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Brackish water desalination; Fouling resistance; Hydrophilic additive; Polyethylene glycol; Reverse osmosis; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER; CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE; DODECYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDES; FLUX DECLINE; FOULANTS; FOULING RESISTANCE; HIGH FLUX; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; M PHENYLENEDIAMINE; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MEMBRANE SYNTHESIS; NACL SOLUTION; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; SALT REJECTIONS; SODIUM LAURYL SULFATES; TANNIC ACID; TRIMESOYL CHLORIDE; WATER FLUX;

AMINO ACIDS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COATINGS; DESALINATION; FOULING; GLYCEROL; OPTIMIZATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; DODECYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; GLYCEROL; MACROGOL 200; TANNIN; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DESALINATION; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84870225471     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.09.018     Document Type: Article

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