Highly crosslinked layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte FO membranes: Understanding effects of salt concentration and deposition time on FO performance

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 427, Issue , 2013, Pages 411-421

  Duong, Phuoc H H ^a   Zuo, Jian ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Forward osmosis; Glutaraldehyde (GA) crosslinker; Layer by layer; Polyelectrolytes; UV crosslinking

Indexed keywords

BI-LAYER; CROSSLINKED; CROSSLINKER; DEPOSITION PROCESS; DEPOSITION TIME; FORWARD OSMOSIS; GLUTARALDEHYDES; LAYER BY LAYER DEPOSITION; LAYER-BY-LAYERS; NEGATIVE CHARGE; POLYANIONS; POLYCATIONS; POLYELECTROLYTE LAYERS; POLYELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; REVERSE FLUXES; SALT CONCENTRATION; SALT FLUX; UV-CROSSLINKING; WATER FLUX;

ALDEHYDES; MEMBRANES; OSMOSIS; POLYELECTROLYTES; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

DEPOSITION;

GLUTARALDEHYDE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; POLYCATION; POLYELECTROLYTE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; FILM; FORWARD OSMOSIS; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; OSMOSIS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84870918448     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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