Mesh-reinforced thin film composite membranes for forward osmosis applications: The structure-performance relationship

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 468, Issue , 2014, Pages 308-316

  Stillman, Daniel ^a   Krupp, Leslie ^b   La, Young Hye ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Desalination; Forward osmosis; Mesh embedded polysulfone supports; Polyamide; Thin film composite membranes

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; GROUND SUPPORTS; MORPHOLOGY; OSMOSIS; POLYAMIDES; REINFORCEMENT;

FORWARD OSMOSIS; PHASE INVERSION PROCESS; POLYSULFONE SUPPORTS; REINFORCING MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; THIN FILM COMPOSITES; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

1 METHYL 2 PYRROLIDINONE; AROMATIC POLYAMIDE; POLYAMIDE; POLYESTER; POLYSULFONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISCOSITY; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84903731391     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.06.015     Document Type: Article

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