Microfluidics-based fundamental characterization of external concentration polarization in forward osmosis

• Main Authors: Jiao, Yanmei, Zhao, Cunlu, Kang, Yuejun, Yang, Chun
• 其他作者: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2021
• 主題: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Forward Osmosis; Microfluidics
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150834
• 機構: Nanyang Technological University

External concentration polarization (ECP) refers to the local variation of solution concentration near a membrane surface in forward osmosis (FO). The existence of ECP leads to much lower solvent permeating flux, and hence ECP is a major factor deteriorating FO membrane performance. Therefore, under...