Comparison of flux behavior and synthetic organic compound removal by forward osmosis and reverse osmosis membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 443, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-82

  Heo, Jiyong ^a   Boateng, Linkel K ^a   Flora, Joseph R V ^a   Lee, Heebum ^b   Her, Namguk ^b   Park, Yong Gyun ^c   Yoon, Yeomin ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

^b Korea Army Academy at Young Cheon   (South Korea)

^c GS Engineering and Construction Corp   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dynamics molecular modeling; Forward osmosis; Internal concentration polarization; Removal; Reverse osmosis; Synthetic organic compounds

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; CROSSFLOW VELOCITIES; FORWARD OSMOSIS; INTERNAL CONCENTRATION POLARIZATIONS (ICP); REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SOLUTION-DIFFUSION MODEL; SYNTHETIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR MODELING; PHENOLS; POLARIZATION; REMOVAL;

REVERSE OSMOSIS;

ATRAZINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CELLULOSE TRIACETATE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHENOL; POLYAMIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; DIFFUSION; FORWARD OSMOSIS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OSMOSIS; POLARIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; VELOCITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 84878464693     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.04.063     Document Type: Article

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