Pore size analysis from retention of neutral solutes through nanofiltration membranes. The contribution of concentration-polarization

Desalination

Volumn 344, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-11

  García Martín, Noemi ^a   Silva, Verónica ^a   Carmona, F J ^b   Palacio, Laura ^a   Hernández, Antonio ^a   Prádanos, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mass transfer; Nanofiltration; Pore size distribution; Retention

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE GLYCOL; MASS TRANSFER; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; POLARIZATION; PORE SIZE;

CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; DEAD-END FILTRATION; DIMENSIONLESS CORRELATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL SOLUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; MASS TRANSFER MODELING; RETENTION;

FILTRATION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTRATION; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE; POLARIZATION; POROSITY; RETENTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLUTE;

EID: 84896903469     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.02.038     Document Type: Article

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