Design of robust hollow fiber membranes with high power density for osmotic energy production

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 241, Issue , 2014, Pages 457-465

  Zhang, Sui ^a   Sukitpaneenit, Panu ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hollow fiber; Osmotic power; Polyethersulfone; Pressure retarded osmosis; Thin film composite

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894258832     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.10.063     Document Type: Article

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