Composite forward osmosis hollow fiber membranes: Integration of RO- and NF-like selective layers for enhanced organic fouling resistance

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 492, Issue , 2015, Pages 147-155

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

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Double skinned forward osmosis; High water flux; Hollow fibers; Layer by layer assembly; Organic fouling resistance

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; FIBERS; FOULING; MEMBRANES; OSMOSIS; POLYELECTROLYTES; WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

FORWARD OSMOSIS; HIGH WATER; HOLLOW FIBER; LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLIES; ORGANIC FOULING;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

DEXTRAN; HUMIC ACID; LYSOZYME; POLYAMIDE; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYETHERSULFONE; WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE FORWARD OSMOSIS HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; FOULING CONTROL; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; ORGANIC FOULING RESISTANCE; PH; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84934896628     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.05.045     Document Type: Article

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