Enhanced osmotic energy generation from salinity gradients by modifying thin film composite membranes

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 242, Issue , 2014, Pages 195-203

  Cui, Yue ^a   Liu, Xiang Yang ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Pressure retarded osmosis; Salinity gradient osmotic power; Solvent treatment; Surfactant treatment

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; HARVESTING; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OSMOSIS; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

OSMOTIC POWER; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY (PAS); PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS (PRO); PRESSURE-RETARDED OSMOSIS; SOLVENT TREATMENT; SURFACTANT TREATMENT; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84892655112     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.12.078     Document Type: Article

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