Origin of resonant electrical impedances in membranes induced by osmosis: Analytical solutions of the AC Nernst-Planck, Poisson and continuity equations as functions of water velocity

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 438, Issue , 2013, Pages 65-76

  Chilcott, Terry C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Impedance; Membrane; Nernst Planck Poisson; Osmosis

Indexed keywords

CONTINUITY EQUATIONS; ELECTRICAL FIELD; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE; GEOMETRICAL PROPERTY; IMPEDANCE CHARACTERIZATION; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; NERNST-PLANCK-POISSON; WATER VELOCITIES;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; MEMBRANES; OSMOSIS;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFOULING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FLOW RATE; GEOMETRY; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; STEADY STATE; VELOCITY; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84876451865     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.03.022     Document Type: Article

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