Proper accounting of mass transfer resistances in forward osmosis: Improving the accuracy of model predictions of structural parameter

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 492, Issue , 2015, Pages 289-302

  Bui, Nhu Ngoc ^a   Arena, Jason T ^a   McCutcheon, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration polarization; Membrane resistance; Pressure retarded osmosis; Reflection coefficient; Structural parameter

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FLOW VELOCITY; MASS TRANSFER; OSMOSIS; POLARIZATION; REFLECTION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; CROSSFLOW VELOCITIES; INTERNAL CONCENTRATION POLARIZATIONS (ICP); MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCES; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE SELECTIVITY; PRESSURE-RETARDED OSMOSIS; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER;

MEMBRANES;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CALCULATION; EXTERNAL CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; FORWARD OSMOSIS; INTERNAL CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL FLUX MODEL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; POLARIZATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTE; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

EID: 84934895772     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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