Fabrication of polyamide thin film composite reverse osmosis membranes via support-free interfacial polymerization

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 526, Issue , 2017, Pages 52-59

  Park, Sung Joon ^a   Choi, Wansuk ^a   Nam, Seung Eun ^b   Hong, Seungkwan ^a   Lee, Jong Suk ^c   Lee, Jung Hyun ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^c Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Desalination; Interfacial adhesion; Polyamide thin film composite membrane; Reverse osmosis; Support free interfacial polymerization

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DESALINATION; FABRICATION; MEMBRANES; POLYMERIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; THIN FILMS;

DEFECT-FREE MEMBRANES; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; MEMBRANE COMPONENTS; NEGATIVELY CHARGED SURFACES; POLYAMIDE THIN FILMS; STRUCTURE PERFORMANCE; THIN FILM COMPOSITES;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

AMINE; POLYACRYLONITRILE; POLYAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTACT ANGLE; COVALENT BOND; DIFFUSION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE COMPONENT; MICROTECHNOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SUPPORT FREE INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE CHARGE; WETTABILITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 85006713540     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.12.027     Document Type: Article

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