Polyamide thin film composite membranes using interfacial polymerization: Synthesis, characterization and reverse osmosis performance for water desalination

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 382-391

  El Aassar, Abdel hameed Mostafa A ^a  

^a Egyptian Desalination Research Center of Excellence   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Characterization; Interfacial polymerization; Polyamide; Reverse osmosis performance; Thin film composite

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870342879     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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