Influence of morphology of PVDF capillary membranes on the performance of direct contact membrane distillation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 358, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 158-167

  Gryta, Marek ^a   Barancewicz, Marta ^a  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hydrophobic membrane; Membrane distillation; Membrane wettability; PVDF

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY MEMBRANES; DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; FINGER-LIKE STRUCTURE; HYDROPHOBIC MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE MATERIAL; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MEMBRANE WETTABILITY; PERMEATE FLUX; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; PROCESS EFFICIENCY; PTFE MEMBRANES; PVDF MEMBRANE; SALT REJECTIONS; SEM; SPONGELIKE STRUCTURE; WALL THICKNESS; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

CONTACT ANGLE; DISTILLATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MORPHOLOGY; WETTING;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

POLITEF; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY WALL; CONTACT ANGLE; DISTILLATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MORPHOLOGY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WETTABILITY;

EID: 77953331420     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.04.044     Document Type: Article

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