Structural stability and mass transfer properties of pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) membrane under high operating pressures

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 488, Issue , 2015, Pages 143-153

  Li, Ye ^a,b   Wang, Rong ^a,b   Qi, Saren ^b   Tang, Chuyang ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Flat sheet membrane; Long term mechanical stability; Power density; Pressure retarded osmosis; Thin film composite

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL STABILITY; OSMOSIS; STABILITY; THIN FILMS;

FLAT SHEET MEMBRANES; HIGH OPERATING PRESSURE; POLYETHERIMIDE MEMBRANES; POWER DENSITIES; PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS (PRO); PRESSURE-RETARDED OSMOSIS; REVERSIBLE DEFORMATION; THIN FILM COMPOSITES;

MEMBRANES;

POLYAMIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; OSMOSIS; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84929463373     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.04.030     Document Type: Article

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