Interfacially polymerized composite nanofiltration hollow fiber membranes for low-pressure water softening

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 430, Issue , 2013, Pages 129-139

  Fang, Wangxi ^a,b   Shi, Lei ^a,b   Wang, Rong ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Composite membrane; Hollow fiber; Interfacial polymerization; Low operating pressure; Nanofiltration; Water softening

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS PHASE; COMPOSITE NANOFILTRATION; DONNAN EXCLUSION; FEED SOLUTION; FEED STREAMS; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; INNER SURFACES; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; MEMBRANE REJECTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT CUTOFF; OPERATING PRESSURE; ORGANIC PHASIS; POLYETHERSULFONES; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMERIZED COMPOSITES; PORE DIAMETERS; POSITIVELY CHARGED; PREPARATION PARAMETERS; PURE WATER PERMEABILITIES; SALT MIXTURES; SELECTIVE LAYERS; SEPARATION MECHANISM; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; STERIC HINDRANCES; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES; WATER FLUX; WATER SOFTENING;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ETHERS; FIBERS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFILTRATION; POLYMERIZATION; SODIUM SULFATE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

FILM PREPARATION;

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; POLYETHERSULFONE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; TRYMESOYL CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; LOW PRESSURE WATER SOFTENING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFILTRATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE WATER PERMEABILITY; SANITATION; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84872195889     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.12.011     Document Type: Article

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