Forward Osmosis Membranes for Water Reclamation

Separation and Purification Reviews

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 93-107

  Yang, Qian ^a   Lei, Jing ^b   Sun, Darren D ^c   Chen, Dong ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

concentration polarization; electrospun nanofiber; Forward osmosis; membrane fouling; natural organic matter

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FACINGS; FILTRATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; NANOFIBERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OSMOSIS; POLARIZATION; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; NEGATIVELY CHARGED MEMBRANES; PRESSURE DRIVEN MEMBRANES; PRESSURE-RETARDED OSMOSIS;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

EID: 84949483677     PISSN: 15422119     EISSN: 15422127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2014.973506     Document Type: Article

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