Self-sustained hydrophilic nanofiber thin film composite forward osmosis membranes: Preparation, characterization and application for simulated antibiotic wastewater treatment

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 523, Issue , 2017, Pages 205-215

  Pan, Shu Fang ^a,b   Dong, Yingchao ^a   Zheng, Yu Ming ^a   Zhong, Lu Bin ^a   Yuan, Zhi Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Electrospun nanofiber; Forward osmosis; Membrane distillation; Thin film composite membrane

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DISTILLATION; FILM PREPARATION; HYBRID SYSTEMS; HYDROPHILICITY; LAMINATING; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOFIBERS; RECLAMATION; STRAIN; STRESSES; THIN FILMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC WASTEWATERS; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE SEPARATION PROCESS; POLYACRYLONITRILE (PAN); THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

NANOFIBER; POLYACRYLONITRILE NANOFIBER; POLYAMIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; ELECTROSPINNING; FILM; FORWARD OSMOSIS; HYDROPHILICITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OSMOSIS; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84991055927     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.09.045     Document Type: Article

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