Fabrication and characterization of hydrophobic PVDF hollow fiber membranes for desalination through direct contact membrane distillation

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-86

  Hou, Deyin ^a   Wang, Jun ^a   Qu, Dan ^a   Luan, Zhaokun ^a   Ren, Xiaojing ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Desalination; Hydrophobic; Membrane distillation; Polyvinylidene fluoride

Indexed keywords

DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; DOPE SOLUTION; FEED SOLUTION; HIGH POROSITY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; HYDROPHOBIC; INORGANIC SALTS; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; N ,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE; NARROW PORES; NON-SOLVENTS; PERMEATE FLUX; PHASE INVERSION PROCESS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; POROUS NETWORKS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION; SOLUBLE POLYMERS; SOLUTE REJECTION; SPONGELIKE STRUCTURE; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TAP WATER; ULTRA-THIN;

COAGULATION; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYACRYLONITRILES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; PORE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPINNING (FIBERS); WATER FILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 68949211713     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2009.06.026     Document Type: Article

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