Fabrication and characterisation of highly water permeable ultrafiltration membranes as supports for forward osmosis thin film composite membranes

Ph.D. (Chemistry) === The ultrafiltration membranes presented in this study were synthesized using the phase inversion method by casting on a nonwoven fabric. The polymer solutions were mixed with synthetic and bio additives in order to improve the resultant membrane performance. Synthetic additives...

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Main Author: Vilakati, Gcina Doctor
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13704