Enhancing the flux of brackish water TFC RO membrane by improving support surface porosity via a secondary pore-forming method

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 498, Issue , 2016, Pages 227-241

  Yan, Wentao ^a   Wang, Zhi ^a   Wu, Junhui ^a   Zhao, Song ^a   Wang, Jixiao ^a   Wang, Shichang ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Polysulfone SiO2 nanocomposite supports; Secondary pore forming method; Support surface porosity; Thin film composite reverse osmosis membranes

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DESALINATION; FABRICATION; FILM PREPARATION; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSPHERES; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER FILTRATION;

BRACKISH WATER DESALINATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; IMMERSION PRECIPITATION; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; SECONDARY PORES; SUPPORT SURFACES; THIN FILM COMPOSITES; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

ALKALI; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOSPHERE; POLYSULFONE; SILICA NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE; THIN FILM COMPOSITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTACT ANGLE; CROSS LINKING; DESALINATION; DISPERSION; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMIDITY; IMMERSION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LEACHING; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; VISCOSITY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84945218087     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.10.029     Document Type: Article

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