A review on membrane fabrication: Structure, properties and performance relationship

Desalination - Tập 326 - Trang 77-95 - 2013
Boor Singh Lalia1, Victor Kochkodan2, Raed Hashaikeh1, Nidal Hilal2,1
1Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, P.O.Box 54224, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2Centre for Water Advanced Technologies and Environmental Research (CWATER), College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK

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