Tuning Membrane Chemistry for Desalination and Water Reuse Applications

Grant number: DP1093815 | Funding period: 2010 - 2013

Completed

Abstract

Climate change has led to a dramatic reduction in the availability of fresh water in southern Australia. Consequently, seawater desalination and wastewater recycling facilities are growing in number and size throughout the country. This project will directly benefit operation of these facilities by providing insight into the fundamentals of the membranes they utilise. The development of better predictive models of performance will lead to more efficient water production. The project will specifically evaluate the ability of these membranes to retain dangerous contaminants such as endocrine disrupting chemicals and boric acid. Ultimately, the project will lead to lower costs for water product..

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The transport of hydronium and hydroxide ions through reverse osmosis membranes

Kezia Kezia, Judy Lee, Wojciech Ogieglo, Anita Hill, Nieck E Benes, Sandra E Kentish

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It is important to understand the fundamental behaviour of reverse osmosis membranes under a range of pH and salinity conditions. ..

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Convective transport of boron through a brackish water reverse osmosis membrane

Kezia Kezia, Judy Lee, Anita J Hill, Sandra E Kentish

2013-10-15

In this work, cross-flow filtration experiments using a brackish water reverse osmosis polyamide membrane have been performed to g..

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Formation of a thick aromatic polyamide membrane by interfacial polymerisation

Judy Lee, Anita Hill, Sandra Kentish

2013-02-05

Thin film composite membranes (TFCs) consist of a thin film of polymer that is responsible for high salt rejection. This layer is ..

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Water vapor sorption and free volume in the aromatic polyamide layer of reverse osmosis membranes

Judy Lee, Cara M Doherty, Anita J Hill, Sandra E Kentish

2013-01-01

Thin film composite membranes consist of an ultra thin active layer of polymer that governs the membrane's salt rejection and wate..

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A comparison of commercial reverse osmosis membrane characteristics and performance under alginate fouling conditions

Adrian Widjaya, Tung Hoang, Geoff W Stevens, Sandra E Kentish

2012-03-22

In this study a range of commercial polyamide membranes intended for reverse osmosis service are compared. Significant differences..

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The influence of feed pH on the performance of a reverse osmosis membrane during alginate fouling

T Hoang, GW Stevens, SE Kentish

2012-01-01

The performance of a brackish water reverse osmosis membrane in the presence of a model polysaccharide foulant, sodium alginate, i..

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