On the structure and rejection of ions by a polyamide membrane in pressure-driven molecular dynamics simulations

Desalination

Volumn 368, Issue , 2015, Pages 76-80

  Ding, Minxia ^a   Szymczyk, Anthony ^a   Ghoufi, Aziz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Electrolytic solution; Molecular dynamics simulations; Polyamide; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN BONDS; POLYAMIDES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION; HYDRATION NUMBER; LOCAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION; WATER PERMEABILITY;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 84947922640     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2015.01.003     Document Type: Article

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