Hydrophilic nanofibers as new supports for thin film composite membranes for engineered osmosis

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1761-1769

  Bui, Nhu Ngoc ^a   McCutcheon, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE ACETATES; DIRECT OSMOSIS; FORWARD OSMOSIS; INTERCONNECTIVITY; MEMBRANE SCIENCE; PERMSELECTIVITIES; RESOURCE RECOVERY; SALT PASSAGE; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; SUPPORT LAYER; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; WATER FLUX; WATER PRODUCTION;

HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANES; NANOFIBERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OSMOSIS;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

CELLULOSE ACETATE; NANOFIBER; POLYACRYLONITRILE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACETATE; BIOFILM; COMPOSITE; ENGINEERING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PRESSURE EFFECT; SALT;

ARTICLE; ELECTROSPINNING; ENGINEERED OSMOSIS; FILM; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NANOENGINEERING; NANOFABRICATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OSMOSIS; WATER TRANSPORT;

ACRYLIC RESINS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NANOFIBERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NYLONS; OSMOSIS; PERMEABILITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84873474053     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es304215g     Document Type: Article

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