Polyamide thin film composite membranes on cross-linked polyimide supports: IMPROVEMENT of RO performance via activating solvent

Desalination

Volumn 344, Issue , 2014, Pages 181-188

  Gorgojo, P ^a   Jimenez Solomon, M F ^a   Livingston, A G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activating solvent; Cross linked polyimide support membrane; Interfacial polymerization (IP); Polyamide (PA); Reverse osmosis (RO); Thin film composite (TFC) membranes

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYIMIDES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SOLVENTS;

CROSS-LINKED POLYIMIDES; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; POLYAMIDE THIN FILMS; SALT REJECTIONS; SOLVENT STABLES; STREAMING POTENTIAL; THIN FILM COMPOSITES; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE;

MEMBRANES;

COMPOSITE; FILM; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; SOLVENT;

EID: 84898873585     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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