Nano-sized metal organic framework to improve the structural properties and desalination performance of thin film composite forward osmosis membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 531, Issue , 2017, Pages 59-67

  Zirehpour, Alireza ^a   Rahimpour, Ahmad ^a   Ulbricht, Mathias ^b  

^a BABOL NOSHIRVANI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Desalination; Forward osmosis; Metal organic framework; Nanoparticle; Thin film nanocomposite membrane

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DESALINATION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANOMETALLICS; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; POLYMERIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEAWATER; SILVER COMPOUNDS; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; THIN FILMS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANE; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK; PURE WATER PERMEABILITIES; THIN-FILM NANOCOMPOSITES;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK; NANOCRYSTAL; POLYAMIDE; SILVER; TRICARBOXYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DESALINATION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FILM; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; OSMOSIS; PARAMETERS; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; WATER PERMEABILITY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DEIONIZATION; MEMBRANES; OSMOSIS; THIN FILMS;

EID: 85014340439     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.02.049     Document Type: Article

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