Membrane distillation with hydrophobic macrovoid-free PVDF-PTFE hollow fiber membranes

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-236

  Teoh, May May ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Desalination; Direct contact membrane distillation; Hollow fiber membranes; Morphology; Polyvinylidene fluoride polytetrafluoroethylene

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; FABRICATION; FIBERS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PORE SIZE; SPINNING (FIBERS); TEMPERATURE CONTROL; WATER FILTRATION;

AIR GAPS; DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; FEED SOLUTIONS; HIGH THERMALS; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; HYDROPHOBIC MEMBRANES; MEAN PORE DIAMETERS; MEMBRANE DISTILLATIONS; NARROW PORES; PARTICLE LOADINGS; PERMEATE FLUXES; PERMEATION FLUXES; POLYMERIC MATRICES; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE-POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PTFE MEMBRANES; SALT REJECTIONS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SURFACE POROSITIES; UNIFORM PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; WALL THICKNESS; WATER CONTACT ANGLES;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 63049133010     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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