Validation of assisted forward osmosis (AFO) process: Impact of hydraulic pressure

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 447, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-11

  Blandin, Gaetan ^a,b   Verliefde, Arne R D ^b,c   Tang, Chuyang Y ^d   Childress, Amy E ^e   Le Clech, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^e Reno   (United States)

Author keywords

Forward osmosis; Hydraulic pressure; Membrane deformation; Reverse diffusion

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION POLARISATION; FORWARD OSMOSIS; HYDRAULIC PRESSURE; INDUSTRIAL IMPLEMENTATION; PRESSURE-RETARDED OSMOSIS; REVERSE DIFFUSION; REVERSE SALT DIFFUSIONS; SOLUTION-DIFFUSION MODEL;

DEFORMATION; DESALINATION; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; OSMOSIS; WATER FILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

BROMINE; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED FORWARD OSMOSIS; DESALINATION; DIFFUSION; FORCE; HYDRAULIC PRESSURE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84881250677     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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