Thin-film nanocomposite membrane with CNT positioning in support layer for energy harvesting from saline water

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 284, Issue , 2016, Pages 68-77

  Son, Moon ^a   Park, Hosik ^b   Liu, Lei ^c   Choi, Hyeongyu ^a   Kim, Joon Ha ^a   Choi, Heechul ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^c QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Energy harvesting; Membrane; Pressure retarded osmosis; Thin film nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ENERGY HARVESTING; FILM PREPARATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANES; MIXING; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OSMOSIS; THIN FILMS; YARN;

GENERATE ELECTRICITY; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; POLYAMIDE ACTIVE LAYERS; PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS (PRO); PRESSURE-RETARDED OSMOSIS; SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; THIN-FILM NANOCOMPOSITES;

SALINE WATER;

EID: 84941087806     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.08.134     Document Type: Article

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