Nanomaterials for biofouling and scaling mitigation of thin film composite membrane: A review

Desalination

Volumn 393, Issue , 2016, Pages 2-15

  Ong, C S ^a   Goh, P S ^b   Lau, W J ^b   Misdan, N ^c   Ismail, A F ^b  

^a SEGI UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Desalination; Nanomaterials; Scaling; Thin film composite membrane

Indexed keywords

BIOFOULING; DESALINATION; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; THIN FILMS; WASTE TREATMENT;

MEMBRANE DESALINATION; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; RESISTANCE PROPERTIES; SCALING; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

BIOFOULING; COMPOSITE; DESALINATION; FILM; INNOVATION; MEMBRANE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 85009352870     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2016.01.007     Document Type: Article

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