Thuy Tran

TL;DR: A review of the literature on crosslinking of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) can be found in this paper, where Glutaraldehyde is a more effective crosslink agent than formaldehyde or glycidyl acrylate, which in turn gives a less swollen product than that obtained by increasing the crystallinity by heating.

TL;DR: The fouling of a spiral wound reverse osmosis (RO) membrane after nearly 1 year of service in a brackish water treatment plant was investigated using optical and electron microscopic methods and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that surface analyses such as FTIR will preferentially identify hydrophilic compounds as the main foulants, as these components form a gel layer on the surface while the hydrophobic compounds adsorb within the membrane pores.

TL;DR: In this paper, the natural organic matter (NOM) removal efficiency of polysilicato-iron (PSI) coagulants and the fouling potential of PSI pretreated waters have been studied using two microfiltration (MF) membrane types: polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF-2) and polypropylene (PP).

TL;DR: In this article, two clay compounds, montmorillonite (Cloisite 30B) and kaolinite, were dispersed in a poly(m-xylene adipamide) resin at loading levels of 2 wt % clay.