High performance thin film composite pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) membranes for renewable salinity-gradient energy generation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 440, Issue , 2013, Pages 108-121

  Han, Gang ^a   Zhang, Sui ^a   Li, Xue ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Osmotic power; Power density; Pressure retarded osmosis; Renewable energy; Thin film composite membrane

Indexed keywords

OSMOTIC POWER; POWER DENSITIES; PRESSURE-RETARDED OSMOSIS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ENERGY POLICY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OSMOSIS; POLYIMIDES; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; WAVE POWER;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

AROMATIC POLYAMIDE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; POLYIMIDE; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; NANOFABRICATION; OSMOSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLARIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84877032507     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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