High-flux and fouling-resistant reverse osmosis membrane prepared with incorporating zwitterionic amine monomers via interfacial polymerization

Desalination

Volumn 381, Issue , 2016, Pages 100-110

  Ma, Rong ^a   Ji, Yan Li ^a   Weng, Xiao Dan ^b   An, Quan Fu ^a   Gao, Cong Jie ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Development Center of Water Treatment Technology   (China)

Author keywords

Brackish water desalination; Fouling resistance; Interfacial polymerization; Reverse osmosis; Zwitterionic monomer

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; FILM PREPARATION; FOULING; HYDROPHILICITY; MONOMERS; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; POLYMERIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SOLUTIONS; WATER FILTRATION;

ANTIFOULING PROPERTY; BRACKISH WATER DESALINATIONS; FOULING RESISTANCE; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; MEMBRANE PREPARATION; N-AMINOETHYL PIPERAZINE; THIN FILM COMPOSITES; ZWITTERIONIC MONOMERS;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84949870415     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2015.11.023     Document Type: Article

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