Self-sustained webs of polyvinylidene fluoride electrospun nano-fibers: Effects of polymer concentration and desalination by direct contact membrane distillation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 454, Issue , 2014, Pages 133-143

  Essalhi, M ^a   Khayet, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b IMDEA WATER INSTITUTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Desalination; Electrospinning; Membrane distillation; Nano fiber; Polymer concentration; Polyvinylidene fluoride

Indexed keywords

DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROSPINNING PARAMETERS; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; VOID VOLUME FRACTION;

ACETONE; DESALINATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROSPINNING; FIBROUS MEMBRANES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; NANOFIBERS; WATER FILTRATION;

FIBERS;

ACETONE; N,N DIMETHYLACETAMIDE; NANOFIBER; POLYMER; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; DESALINATION; DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROSPINNING; LIQUID; MEMBRANE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE TENSION; THICKNESS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84891410332     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.11.056     Document Type: Article

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