Deformation and reinforcement of thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide-imide (PAI) membranes for osmotic power generation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 434, Issue , 2013, Pages 204-217

  Li, Xue ^a   Zhang, Sui ^a   Fu, Fengjiang ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Osmotic power generation; Polyamide imide; Polydopamine; Pressure retarded osmosis; Thin film composite membrane

Indexed keywords

CUSHION LAYERS; DEFORMATION AND REINFORCEMENT; DENSE LAYER; HIGH HYDRAULIC PRESSURE; HIGH PRESSURE; HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTIC; HYDRAULIC PRESSURE; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; OSMOTIC POWER; POLYDOPAMINE; POLYESTER FABRIC; POROUS SUBSTRATES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY (PAS); POST TREATMENT; POWER DENSITIES; PRE-COMPRESSION; PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS (PRO); PRESSURE-RETARDED OSMOSIS; STEADY-STATE VALUES; STRUCTURAL COMPACTION; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; WATER FLUX; WATER PERMEABILITY;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DEFORMATION; ETHANOL; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; OSMOSIS; POLYAMIDEIMIDES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; REINFORCEMENT; SUBSTRATES;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

IMIDE; POLYAMIDE IMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPRESSION; DIFFUSION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; OSMOSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84874798230     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.01.049     Document Type: Article

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