Synthesis and characterization of thin film nanocomposite forward osmosis membranes supported by silica nanoparticle incorporated nanofibrous substrate

Desalination

Volumn 401, Issue , 2017, Pages 142-150

  Tian, Miao ^a,b   Wang, Yi Ning ^b   Wang, Rong ^a,b   Fane, Anthony G ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Forward osmosis; Interfacial polymerization; Silica nanoparticles; Thin film nanocomposite polyamide membrane

Indexed keywords

BOILERS; DEIONIZED WATER; ELECTROSPINNING; FACINGS; HEAT RESISTANCE; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFIBERS; OSMOSIS; PORE SIZE; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUBSTRATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIN FILMS; WATER;

FORWARD OSMOSIS; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; INTERNAL CONCENTRATION POLARIZATIONS (ICP); NANOFIBROUS SUBSTRATES; POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; THIN-FILM NANOCOMPOSITES;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

COMPOSITE; FILM; MEMBRANE; NANOPARTICLE; OSMOSIS; POROSITY; SILICA;

EID: 85027928830     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2016.04.003     Document Type: Article

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