Preparation and characterization of thin film composite reverses osmosis membranes with wet and dry support layer

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2284-2295

  Fathizadeh, Mahdi ^a   Aroujalian, Abdolreza ^b   Raisi, Ahmadreza ^b  

^a ILAM UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Support layer properties; Synthesis; Thin film composite (TFC); Wet and dry condition

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY;

EID: 84946422982     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2014.963159     Document Type: Article

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