Novel PVDF hollow fiber membranes for vacuum and direct contact membrane distillation applications

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 115, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-38

  Drioli, E ^a   Ali, A ^b   Simone, S ^a   MacEdonio, F ^a   Al Jlil, S A ^c   Al Shabonah, F S ^c   Al Romaih, H S ^c   Al Harbi, O ^c   Figoli, A ^a   Criscuoli, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ON MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hollow fiber membrane; Membrane distillation; Membrane morphology; PVDF Solef 1015; PVDF Solef 6012

Indexed keywords

DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; HYDROPHOBIC HOLLOW FIBERS; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; PVDF HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATIONS;

FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYACRYLONITRILES; POLYMERS; SPINNING (FIBERS); VACUUM; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84877948016     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2013.04.040     Document Type: Article

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