Effects of PVDF-HFP concentration on membrane distillation performance and structural morphology of hollow fiber membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 347, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 209-219

  Garcia Payo M C ^a   Essalhi, M ^a   Khayet, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Hollow fiber; Membrane distillation; Poly(vinylidene fluoride hexafluoropropylene); Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

AFM; COPOLYMER CONCENTRATION; DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; DOPE SOLUTION; EXTERNAL SURFACES; HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MINIMUM VALUE; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; OUTER SURFACE; PERMEATE FLUX; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE-HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE); PRECIPITATION RATES; PRESSURE VALUES; PVDF-HFP; ROUGHNESS PARAMETERS; SEM; SPINNING PARAMETERS; SPINNING SOLUTION; SPINNING TECHNIQUE; STRUCTURAL MORPHOLOGY; TYPE STRUCTURES; VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; VOID VOLUME FRACTION; WATER ENTRY;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPOLYMERIZATION; DISTILLATION; FIBERS; LITHIUM BATTERIES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PORE SIZE; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPINNING (FIBERS); TITRATION; VOID FRACTION; WATER CONTENT;

MEMBRANES;

COPOLYMER; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 71249099038     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.10.026     Document Type: Article

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