Effects of additives on dual-layer hydrophobic-hydrophilic PVDF hollow fiber membranes for membrane distillation and continuous performance

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 567-578

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

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Desalination; Hydrophobic hydrophilic; Membrane wetting; Membranes; Polymers; Separations

Indexed keywords

DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; DUAL LAYER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; HYDROPHOBIC-HYDROPHILIC; HYDROXYL GROUPS; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY; MEMBRANE STABILITY; MEMBRANE WETTING; MORPHOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; NON-SOLVENTS; OUTER MEMBRANE; PARTICLE SURFACE; SEPARATION FACTORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION; STABILITY IMPROVEMENT;

ADDITIVES; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; FIBERS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMERS; SEPARATION; SILICA; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPINNING (FIBERS); WATER FILTRATION; WETTING;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 81055155869     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.10.024     Document Type: Article

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