Composite Polyamide Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membranes – Recent Developments and Future Directions
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Thin Film Composite – Polyamide (TFC-PA) are commonly used reverse osmosis (RO) membranes in water desalination and waste water applications. Their poor chlorine tolerance and fouling characteristics constrain the life and performance leading to stringent chemical pretreatment requirements. In this context, development of fouling resistant and chlorine tolerant RO membranes would be relevant to reduce the cost of pretreatment in aqueous based separations. In this article, we briefly review the commercially available polymeric RO membranes and then discuss our views on current proposals for fouling resistant RO membranes mostly based on nano-composite material chemistry. In addition, development of similar RO membranes in Desalination Division, BARC is also discussed.
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