Formation and characterization of polytetrafluoroethylene nanofiber membranes for vacuum membrane distillation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 453, Issue , 2014, Pages 402-408

  Zhou, Tao ^a   Yao, Yongyi ^a   Xiang, Ruili ^a   Wu, Yurong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrospun membrane; Morphology; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Vacuum membrane distillation

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSPUN MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; SEPARATION PROPERTY; SINTERING TEMPERATURE AND TIME; STRUCTURE EVOLUTION; VACUUM MEMBRANE DISTILLATION;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFIBERS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SINTERING; VACUUM;

MEMBRANES;

NANOFIBER; NANOMATERIAL; POLITEF; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTACT ANGLE; DISTILLATION; ELECTROSPINNING; EMULSION; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THICKNESS; VACUUM;

EID: 84889654796     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.11.027     Document Type: Article

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