Preparation and properties of PTFE hollow fiber membranes for desalination through vacuum membrane distillation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 446, Issue , 2013, Pages 145-153

  Zhu, Hailin ^a   Wang, Hongjie ^a   Wang, Feng ^a   Guo, Yuhai ^a   Zhang, Huapeng ^a   Chen, Jianyong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hollow fiber membrane; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Structure; Vacuum membrane distillation

Indexed keywords

FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; HYDROPHOBIC HOLLOW FIBERS; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE); PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES; VACUUM MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; WATER CONTACT ANGLE MEASUREMENT;

DESALINATION; FIBERS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HYDROPHOBICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SINTERING; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); VACUUM; WATER FILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

POLITEF;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDROPHOBICITY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VACUUM;

EID: 84880621974     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.06.037     Document Type: Article

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