Bidirectional diffusion of ammonium and sodium cations in forward osmosis: Role of membrane active layer surface chemistry and charge

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 14369-14376

  Lu, Xinglin ^a   Boo, Chanhee ^b   Ma, Jun ^a   Elimelech, Menachem ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM BICARBONATE; DEIONIZED WATER; OSMOSIS; POSITIVE IONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

CELLULOSE TRIACETATE; CHARGE CHARACTERISTICS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; MEMBRANE PROCESS; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MEMBRANE SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; NEGATIVELY CHARGED; THIN FILM COMPOSITES;

DIALYSIS MEMBRANES;

AMINE; AMMONIA; BICARBONATE; CARBOXYL GROUP; CATION; CELLULOSE TRIACETATE; ETHYLENEDIAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMMONIUM; CATION; DIFFUSION; FILM; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PH; PROTON TRANSPORT; SOLUTE; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE PROPERTY; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; WATER FLOW; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84918559707     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es504162v     Document Type: Article

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