Crosslinked layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte nanofiltration hollow fiber membrane for low-pressure water softening with the presence of SO42- in feed water

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 486, Issue , 2015, Pages 169-176

  Liu, Chang ^a,b   Shi, Lei ^a,b   Wang, Rong ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chemical crosslinking; Hollow fiber membrane; Layer by layer polyelectrolyte assembly; Nanofiltration; Water softening

Indexed keywords

BOILERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CROSSLINKING; DEPOSITION; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; SODIUM SULFATE; WATER HARDNESS;

CHEMICAL CROSS-LINKING; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; HOLLOW FIBER NF MEMBRANES; LAYER-BY-LAYER POLYELECTROLYTE ASSEMBLIES; MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCES; MEMBRANE CHARACTERIZATION; MEMBRANE SURFACE CHARGE; WATER SOFTENING;

WATER FILTRATION;

GLUTARALDEHYDE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; POLYELECTROLYTE; SODIUM SULFATE; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYPOBARISM; NANOFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SANITATION; WATER HARDNESS;

EID: 84926452980     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.03.050     Document Type: Article

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