Hydrophobic porous alumina hollow fiber for water desalination via membrane distillation process

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 403-404, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-46

  Fang, H ^a   Gao, J F ^a   Wang, H T ^b   Chen, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alumina; Hollow fiber; Hydrophobic; Membrane distillation

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC HOLLOW FIBERS; FLUOROALKYLSILANES; HOLLOW FIBER; HYDROPHOBIC; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; PHASE INVERSION; POLYMER MEMBRANE; POROUS ALUMINA; SALT REJECTIONS; SHELL-SIDE; VACUUM MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; WATER DESALINATION; WATER FLUX;

ALUMINA; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DESALINATION; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANES; SINTERED ALUMINA; SINTERING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER FILTRATION;

FIBERS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; FLUOROALKYLSILANE; POLYMER; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CERAMICS; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION PROCESS; POROSITY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

EID: 84862804982     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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