Effect of templating agents on the properties and membrane distillation performance of TiO2-coated PVDF membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 450, Issue , 2014, Pages 48-59

  Meng, Suwan ^a   Mansouri, Jaleh ^a,b   Ye, Yun ^a   Chen, Vicki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b University of Melbourne   (Australia)

Author keywords

Composite membrane; Direct contact membrane distillation; Superhydrophobic; Titania sol gel

Indexed keywords

DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE MEMBRANES; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; TITANIA SOL-GEL;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DEPOSITION; DESALINATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER FILTRATION; WETTING;

MEMBRANES;

CETRIMIDE; MACROGOL; NANOMATERIAL; PERFLUORODODECYL TRICHLOROSILANE; POLOXAMER; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATERIAL COATING; MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84884382616     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.08.036     Document Type: Article

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