Thin-Film Nanocomposite (TFN) Membranes Incorporated with Super-Hydrophilic Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) UiO-66: Toward Enhancement of Water Flux and Salt Rejection

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 7523-7534

  Ma, Dangchen ^a   Peh, Shing Bo ^a   Han, Gang ^a   Chen, Shing Bor ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

forward osmosis (FO); internal concentration polarization (ICP); metal organic framework (MOF); seawater desalination; thin film nanocomposite (TFN); UiO 66

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLATION; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEIONIZED WATER; DESALINATION; HYDROPHILICITY; JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; MEMBRANES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANOMETALLICS; OSMOSIS; POLARIZATION; PRODUCED WATER; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIN FILMS;

FORWARD OSMOSIS; INTERNAL CONCENTRATION POLARIZATIONS (ICP); METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK; SEAWATER DESALINATION; THIN-FILM NANOCOMPOSITES; UIO-66;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 85014158317     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b14223     Document Type: Article

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