The effect of active layer non-uniformity on the flux and compaction of TFC membranes

Desalination

Volumn 328, Issue , 2013, Pages 17-23

  Hussain, Yazan A ^a   Al Saleh, Mohammed H ^a   Ar Ratrout, Suekainah S ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Active layer; Compaction; Nanofiltration; Thin film composite

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; COMMERCIAL MEMBRANES; COMPACTION BEHAVIOR; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; SUBMICRON THICKNESS; THIN FILM COMPOSITES; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

COMPACTION;

ACTIVE LAYER; COMPACTION; COMPOSITE; FILTRATION; HETEROGENEITY; HIGH PRESSURE; LOW PRESSURE; MEMBRANE;

EID: 84883731462     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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