POSS-containing delamination-free dual-layer hollow fiber membranes for forward osmosis and osmotic power generation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 443, Issue , 2013, Pages 144-155

  Fu, Feng Jiang ^a   Zhang, Sui ^a   Sun, Shi Peng ^a   Wang, Kai Yu ^b   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Suzhou Faith and Hope Membrane Technology Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Dual layer; Forward osmosis (FO); Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs); PBI POSS; Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO)

Indexed keywords

DUAL LAYER; FORWARD OSMOSIS; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; PBI/POSS; PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS (PRO);

DELAMINATION; LOADING; OPTIMIZATION; OSMOSIS;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; NANOPARTICLE; NITROGEN; POLYHEDRAL OLIGOMERIC SILSESQUIOXANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENERGY YIELD; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROTECHNOLOGY; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BOUND IODINE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84878635580     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.04.050     Document Type: Article

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