Relating fouling behavior and cake layer formation of alginic acid to the physiochemical properties of thin film composite and nanocomposite seawater RO membranes

Desalination

Volumn 338, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-9

  Nguyen, The Vinh ^a   Pendergast, MaryTheresa M ^b   Phong, Mai Thanh ^c   Jin, Xue ^d   Peng, Fubing ^e   Lind, Mary Laura ^f   Hoek, Eric M V ^b  

^a VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c Faculty of Food Technology Hochiminh City University of Food Industry (HUFI)   (Viet Nam)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e BWA Water Additives ^*  (China)

^f Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Alginic acid; Fouling; Reverse osmosis; Thin film composite; Thin film nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; HYDRAULIC RESISTANCES; INTERFACIAL FREE ENERGY; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SEAWATER DESALINATION; SEAWATER REVERSE OSMOSIS; THIN FILM COMPOSITES; THIN-FILM NANOCOMPOSITES;

CONTACT ANGLE; DESALINATION; FOULING; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; POROSITY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; SODIUM ALGINATE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THIN FILMS; WATER FILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

COMPOSITE; DESALINATION; FILM; FOULING; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POROSITY; SEAWATER;

EID: 84893575557     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.01.013     Document Type: Article

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