Performance and long term stability of mesoporous silica membranes for desalination

Membranes

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 136-150

  Elma, Muthia ^a   Yacou, Christelle ^a   Diniz da Costa, João C ^a   Wang, David K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Desalination; Membrane; Mesoporous; Silica; Sol gel; Stability

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DESALINATION; MEMBRANES; POTABLE WATER; SILICA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; WATER FILTRATION;

3.5 WT; LONG TERM STABILITY; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MESOPOROUS; MESOPOROUS SILICA MEMBRANES; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION; TETRA-ETHYL-ORTHO-SILICATE;

SALINE WATER;

EID: 84880388104     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20770375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/membranes3030136     Document Type: Article

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