Functionalized thermo-responsive microgels for high performance forward osmosis desalination

Water Research

Volumn 70, Issue , 2015, Pages 385-393

  Hartanto, Yusak ^a   Yun, Seonho ^a   Jin, Bo ^a   Dai, Sheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Desalination; Dewatering ability; Forward osmosis; Microgels; On line conductivity; Water flux

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; AMIDES; DESALINATION; DEWATERING; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HYDROGELS; OSMOSIS; WATER CONSERVATION;

CONDUCTIVITY ANALYSIS; CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; DEWATERING ABILITY; FORWARD OSMOSIS; MICRO-GELS; N- ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE; SURFACTANT-FREE EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; WATER FLUX;

GELS;

ACRYLAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ACRYLIC ACID; ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEL; N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE; WATER;

CHEMISTRY; HYDROGEL; OSMOSIS; PROCEDURES; SALINITY; SYNTHESIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACRYLAMIDES; ACRYLATES; HYDROGELS; OSMOSIS; SALINITY; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84920082673     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.12.023     Document Type: Article

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