A review on RO membrane technology: Developments and challenges

Desalination

Volumn 368, Issue , 2015, Pages 10-26

  Shenvi, Seema S ^a   Isloor, Arun M ^a   Ismail, A F ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA   (India)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Desalination; Flux; Nano technology; RO membrane

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC PROCESSES; BIOMIMETICS; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DESALINATION; FLUXES; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SALINE WATER; YARN;

BRINE DISPOSAL; CARBON NANOTUBE MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; NANO-STRUCTURED; POST-TREATMENT PROCEDURES; RO MEMBRANE; SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUES;

MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84983094320     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.12.042     Document Type: Review

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