Ion Rejection Properties of Nanofiltration Membranes With Inhomogeneous Charge Distribution

	Clean Technology 2010 Chapter 7: Water, Waste, Emissions & Remediation
	Ion Rejection Properties of Nanofiltration Membranes With Inhomogeneous Charge Distribution
Authors:	A. Szymczyk, H. Zhu, B. Balannec
Affilation:	University of Rennes 1, FR
Pages:	346 - 349
Keywords:	nanofiltration, modelling, charge distribution, ion rejection
Abstract:	Ion rejection properties of NF membranes with inhomogeneous fixed charge distributions are investigated theoretically. It is shown that the occurrence of spatial inhomogeneities in the fixed charge concentration may lead to an enhancement of the salt rejection with respect to a homogeneously charged membrane. Moreover, membranes with appropriate bipolar charge distributions can lead to similar rejections for both 2-1 and 1-2 asymmetric electrolytes. These performances cannot be achieved with homogeneously charged membranes since the Donnan theory predicts that the membrane strongly rejects electrolytes with divalent coions but is much more permeable to electrolytes with divalent counterions. These findings suggest that designing advanced membranes with controlled distribution of surface groups could be of great interest for desalination and water treatment.
ISBN:	978-1-4398-3419-0
Pages:	482
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Indexes:	Keywords, Authors, Affiliations
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Clean Technology 2010

Chapter 7: Water, Waste, Emissions & Remediation

Ion Rejection Properties of Nanofiltration Membranes With Inhomogeneous Charge Distribution