Characterization of forward osmosis membranes by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Desalination

Volumn 312, Issue , 2013, Pages 45-51

  Gao, Yiben ^a,b   Li, Weiyi ^a,b   Lay, Winson C L ^a,b   Coster, Hans G L ^c   Fane, Anthony G ^a,b   Tang, Chuyang Y ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Forward osmosis; Internal concentration polarization

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; DYNAMIC TESTS; FORWARD OSMOSIS; HANDY TOOLS; IMPEDANCE SPECTRUM; LIMIT BEHAVIOR; MEMBRANE ORIENTATION; POLARIZATION PHENOMENA; STATIC TESTS; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION;

CHARACTERIZATION; DESALINATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURES; POLARIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SPECTROSCOPY; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER FILTRATION;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

DESALINATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTROLYTE; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; POLARIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84873145824     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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