Robust and high performance pressure retarded osmosis hollow fiber membranes for osmotic power generation

AIChE Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1107-1119

  Han, Gang ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hollow fiber; Membrane robustness; Power density; Pressure retarded osmosis; Reverse salt flux; Thin film composite

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894054706     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14342     Document Type: Article

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