Water vapor sorption and free volume in the aromatic polyamide layer of reverse osmosis membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 425-426, Issue , 2013, Pages 217-226

  Lee, Judy ^a   Doherty, Cara M ^b   Hill, Anita J ^b   Kentish, Sandra E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clustering; PALS; Permeation; Polyamide; Water vapour

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; AROMATIC POLYAMIDES; CLUSTERING; DIFFUSION OF WATER; MOISTURE UPTAKE; PALS; POLYMER CHAINS; PORE FILLING; SALT REJECTIONS; SORPTION DATA; SORPTION SITES; SWELLING MECHANISM; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ULTRA-THIN; ULTRATHIN LAYERS; VOLUME CAVITIES; WATER ACTIVITY; WATER ENTRY; WATER MOLECULE; WATER PERMEATION; WATER TRANSPORT; WATER VAPOR SORPTION; WATER VAPOUR;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CAVITY RESONATORS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; FREE VOLUME; HEATING; MOLECULES; PERMEATION; POLYAMIDES; VAPORS;

SORPTION;

AROMATIC POLYAMIDE;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; LIQUEFACTION; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; VOLUMETRY; WATER TRANSPORT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84870245834     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.08.054     Document Type: Article

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