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dc.contributor.authorLee, Jian-Yuanen
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yiningen
dc.contributor.authorTang, Chuyang Y.en
dc.contributor.authorHuo, Fengweien
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-14T02:00:00Zen
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-06T14:21:30Z-
dc.date.available2015-12-14T02:00:00Zen
dc.date.available2019-12-06T14:21:30Z-
dc.date.issued2015en
dc.identifier.citationLee, J.-Y., Wang, Y., Tang, C. Y., & Huo, F. (2015). Mesoporous Silica Gel–Based Mixed Matrix Membranes for Improving Mass Transfer in Forward Osmosis: Effect of Pore Size of Filler. Scientific Reports, 5, 16808-.en
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10356/81104-
dc.description.abstractThe efficiency of forward osmosis (FO) process is generally limited by the internal concentration polarization (ICP) of solutes inside its porous substrate. In this study, mesoporous silica gel (SG) with nominal pore size ranging from 4–30 nm was used as fillers to prepare SG-based mixed matrix substrates. The resulting mixed matrix membranes had significantly reduced structural parameter and enhanced membrane water permeability as a result of the improved surface porosity of the substrates. An optimal filler pore size of ~9 nm was observed. This is in direct contrast to the case of thin film nanocomposite membranes, where microporous nanoparticle fillers are loaded to the membrane rejection layer and are designed in such a way that these fillers are able to retain solutes while allowing water to permeate through them. In the current study, the mesoporous fillers are designed as channels to both water and solute molecules. FO performance was enhanced at increasing filler pore size up to 9 nm due to the lower hydraulic resistance of the fillers. Nevertheless, further increasing filler pore size to 30 nm was accompanied with reduced FO efficiency, which can be attributed to the intrusion of polymer dope into the filler pores.en
dc.description.sponsorshipMOE (Min. of Education, S’pore)en
dc.format.extent9 p.en
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dc.relation.ispartofseriesScientific Reportsen
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dc.titleMesoporous Silica Gel–Based Mixed Matrix Membranes for Improving Mass Transfer in Forward Osmosis: Effect of Pore Size of Filleren
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.contributor.researchNanyang Environment and Water Research Instituteen
dc.contributor.researchSingapore Membrane Technology Centreen
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/srep16808en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.identifier.pmid26592565-
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