Performance comparison of thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes

Fam, W; Phuntsho, S; Lee, JH; Shon, HK

Performance comparison of thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes

Fam, W Phuntsho, S

Lee, JH Shon, HK

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Citation:: Desalination and Water Treatment, 2013, 51 (31-33), pp. 6274 - 6280
Issue Date:: 2013-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Fam, W	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Phuntsho, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3917-3916	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lee, JH	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Shon, HK https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3777-7169	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Desalination and Water Treatment, 2013, 51 (31-33), pp. 6274 - 6280	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1944-3994	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/27985
dc.description.abstract	Forward osmosis (FO) is an emerging low-energy technology. Much effort was given on developing a new membrane material and engineering membrane structure to improve the performance of FO membranes. The performances of two newly developed polyamide-based thin-film composite (TFC) FO membranes were tested and compared with the commercially available cellulose triacetate (CTA) FO membrane. The intrinsic properties of the two TFC FO membranes determined in RO experiments indicate superior performance of the membranes. When tested in FO experiments, TFC membranes delivered consistent results, confirming their outstanding permeability and selectivity properties. The study shows that future studies on membrane fouling will be necessary to have a better understanding of membrane performance and to further optimize membrane properties. © 2013 Copyright Balaban Desalination Publications.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Desalination and Water Treatment	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/19443994.2013.780805	en_US
dc.title	Performance comparison of thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	31-33	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	51	en_US
utslib.for	0904 Chemical Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0905 Civil Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0907 Environmental Engineering	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	31-33	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	51	en_US

Abstract:

Forward osmosis (FO) is an emerging low-energy technology. Much effort was given on developing a new membrane material and engineering membrane structure to improve the performance of FO membranes. The performances of two newly developed polyamide-based thin-film composite (TFC) FO membranes were tested and compared with the commercially available cellulose triacetate (CTA) FO membrane. The intrinsic properties of the two TFC FO membranes determined in RO experiments indicate superior performance of the membranes. When tested in FO experiments, TFC membranes delivered consistent results, confirming their outstanding permeability and selectivity properties. The study shows that future studies on membrane fouling will be necessary to have a better understanding of membrane performance and to further optimize membrane properties. © 2013 Copyright Balaban Desalination Publications.

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