Thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes with substrate layer composed of polysulfone blended with PEG or polysulfone grafted PEG methyl ether methacrylate

Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 562-574

  Liu, Baicang ^a   Chen, Chen ^b   Zhao, Pingju ^a   Li, Tong ^c   Liu, Caihong ^d   Wang, Qingyuan ^a   Chen, Yongsheng ^e   Crittenden, John ^e  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Hainan Litree Purifying Technology Co Ltd   (China)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^d HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^e Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

amphiphilic copolymer; forward osmosis; interfacial polymerization; poly(ethylene glycol); thin film composite

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DEIONIZED WATER; ETHERS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MEMBRANES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYOLS; THIN FILMS;

AMPHIPHILIC CO-POLYMERS; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; HYDROPHOBIC INTERFACE; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; THIN FILM COMPOSITES;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

EID: 84986259976     PISSN: 20950179     EISSN: 20950187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11705-016-1588-9     Document Type: Article

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