Synthesis of thin film nanocomposite forward osmosis membrane with enhancement in water flux without sacrificing salt rejection

Desalination

Volumn 330, Issue , 2013, Pages 90-99

  Emadzadeh, D ^a   Lau, W J ^a   Ismail, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Desalination; Forward osmosis; Nanocomposite substrate; Polysulfone; Thin film nanocomposite membrane; TiO2 nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL MEMBRANES; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; SALT REJECTIONS; SUBSTRATE MORPHOLOGIES; THIN-FILM NANOCOMPOSITES; TIO; WATER PERMEABILITY;

DESALINATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYSULFONES; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER FILTRATION;

MICROFILTRATION;

COMPOSITE; DESALINATION; FILM; MEMBRANE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OSMOSIS; PERMEABILITY; SALT; SOLUTE; SUBSTRATE;

EID: 84886313733     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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