TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent advances in polymer and polymer composite membranes for reverse and forward osmosis processes
AU - Li, Dan
AU - Yan, Yushan
AU - Wang, Huanting
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - Semipermeable membranes are the core elements for membrane water desalination technologies such as commercial reverse osmosis (RO) process and emerging forward osmosis (FO) process. Structural and chemical properties of the semipermeable membranes determine water flux, salt rejection, fouling resistance, and chemical stability, which greatly impact energy consumption and costs in osmosis separation processes. In recent years, significant progress has been made in the development of high-performance polymer and polymer composite membranes for desalination applications. This paper reviews recent advances in different polymer-based RO and FO desalination membranes in terms of materials and strategies developed for improving properties and performances.
AB - Semipermeable membranes are the core elements for membrane water desalination technologies such as commercial reverse osmosis (RO) process and emerging forward osmosis (FO) process. Structural and chemical properties of the semipermeable membranes determine water flux, salt rejection, fouling resistance, and chemical stability, which greatly impact energy consumption and costs in osmosis separation processes. In recent years, significant progress has been made in the development of high-performance polymer and polymer composite membranes for desalination applications. This paper reviews recent advances in different polymer-based RO and FO desalination membranes in terms of materials and strategies developed for improving properties and performances.
KW - Desalination
KW - Forward osmosis
KW - Mixed matrix membrane
KW - Polymer membrane
KW - Reverse osmosis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2016.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2016.03.003
M3 - Review Article
AN - SCOPUS:84971663944
VL - 61
SP - 104
EP - 155
JO - Progress in Polymer Science
JF - Progress in Polymer Science
SN - 0079-6700
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