Surface modification of seawater desalination reverse osmosis membranes: Characterization studies & performance evaluation

Desalination

Volumn 343, Issue , 2014, Pages 128-139

  Matin, Asif ^a   Shafi, H Z ^a   Khan, Zafar ^a   Khaled, Mazen ^a   Yang, Rong ^b   Gleason, Karen ^b   Rehman, Faizur ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphiphilic; Copolymer; Reverse osmosis; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CONTACT ANGLE; COPOLYMERS; DEIONIZED WATER; DESALINATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MONOMERS; PLASTIC COATINGS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE TREATMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

AMPHIPHILICS; BIOFOULING-RESISTANCE; CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTRA; HYDROPHILIC MONOMERS; HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; INITIATED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONS; SEAWATER DESALINATION;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

ADSORPTION; DESALINATION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEAWATER;

EID: 84899637350     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.10.023     Document Type: Article

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