The potential to enhance membrane module design with 3D printing technology

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 499, Issue , 2016, Pages 480-490

  Lee, Jian Yuan ^a,b   Tan, Wen See ^a,b   An, Jia ^b   Chua, Chee Kai ^b   Tang, Chuyang Y ^c   Fane, Anthony G ^a,d   Chong, Tzyy Haur ^a,d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

3D printing; Additive manufacturing; Feed spacer; Membrane; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANES; PRINTING; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

3-D PRINTING; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; FEED SPACERS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; MEMBRANE MODULE;

3D PRINTERS;

MEMBRANE COMPONENT; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TECHNOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING;

EID: 84947237625     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.11.008     Document Type: Review

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