Key factors influencing water diffusion in aromatic PA membrane: Hydrates, nanochannels and functional groups

Desalination

Volumn 333, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 52-58

  Gai, Jing Gang ^a   Gong, Xiao Lei ^a   Kang, Wu Li ^a   Zhang, Xin ^a   Wang, Wei Wei ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Membrane; Polyamide; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; CROSSLINKING; DESALINATION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; POLYAMIDES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; DIFFUSION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

AROMATIC POLYAMIDES; DIFFUSION BEHAVIOR; MEMBRANE MATERIAL; REJECTION LEVELS; SIMULATION; WATER DIFFUSION; WATER MEMBRANE; WATER MOLECULE;

MEMBRANES;

COMPOSITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESALINATION; DIFFUSION; HYDRATION; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84890203718     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.11.028     Document Type: Article

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