Fabrication of high-performance thin-film composite and nanochannel-enabled next-generation membranes for water desalination

• Main Author: Lim, Yu Jie
• Other Authors: Wang Rong
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering::Polymers and polymer manufacture; Engineering::Chemical engineering::Water in chemical industry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164247
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Water reuse and seawater desalination have evolved into alternative water sources in the last 40 years in response to the increasing freshwater scarcity. Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) is the key technology driving an energy-efficient and cost-effective desalination process. At the heart of SWRO is...