Post-fabrication modification of forward osmosis membranes with a poly(ethylene glycol) block copolymer for improved organic fouling resistance

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 490, Issue , 2015, Pages 209-219

  Shaffer, Devin L ^a   Jaramillo, Humberto ^a   Romero Vargas Castrillón, Santiago ^a   Lu, Xinglin ^b   Elimelech, Menachem ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Forward osmosis; Fouling; Membrane; Poly(ethylene glycol); Surface modification

Indexed keywords

BINDING SITES; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; COPOLYMERS; FABRICATION; FOULING; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MEMBRANES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYOLS; SURFACE RESISTANCE; SURFACE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COMMERCIAL IMPLEMENTATION; COMMERCIAL MEMBRANES; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANE; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE MODIFICATION; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

COPOLYMER; MACROGOL;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FOULING CONTROL; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE CHARGE; THIN FILM COMPOSITE FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANE; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84930211465     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.04.060     Document Type: Article

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