Preparation and characterization of silicon nitride hollow fiber membranes for seawater desalination

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 450, Issue , 2014, Pages 197-206

  Zhang, Jiang Wei ^a   Fang, Hong ^a   Wang, Jun Wei ^a   Hao, Lu Yuan ^a   Xu, Xin ^a   Chen, Chu Sheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Desalination; Hollow fiber; Membrane distillation; Silicon nitride; Suspension

Indexed keywords

DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SALT REJECTION RATES; SEAWATER DESALINATION; VACUUM MEMBRANE DISTILLATION;

DESALINATION; FIBERS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POROUS SILICON; SILICON; SILICON NITRIDE; SINTERING; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER FILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

DISPERSANT; FLUOROALKYLSILANE; SEA WATER; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SILICON NITRIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; FLOW KINETICS; GAS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE FILTER; POROSITY; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION; VACUUM; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84884807195     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.08.042     Document Type: Article

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