Fabrication and characterization of a surface-patterned thin film composite membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 452, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-19

  Maruf, Sajjad H ^a   Greenberg, Alan R ^a   Pellegrino, John ^a   Ding, Yifu ^a  

^a University of Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration polarization; Interfacial polymerization; Surface topography; Thin film composite membrane

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; FABRICATION PROCESS; FILTRATION MEMBRANES; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; TRIMESOYL CHLORIDE;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FABRICATION; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY; POLARIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

1,3 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; AROMATIC POLYAMIDE; POLYETHERSULFONE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DESALINATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FILM; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFABRICATION; NANOFILTRATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 84887155703     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.10.017     Document Type: Article

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