Abstract
Scaffold-like nanofiber support layers are fabricated with an interconnected pore structure, which is superior to conventional phase-inversion support layers with tortuous sponge-like structures. This successfully breaks the intrinsic bottleneck of internal concentration polarization in forward osmosis (FO) membranes and results in a high water production rate and energy savings.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3256-3260 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Advanced Materials |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 29 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2 Aug 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- composite materials
- forward osmosis
- internal concentration polarization
- membranes
- nanofibers