Effect of hydrophobic surface modifying macromolecules on differently produced PVDF membranes for direct contact membrane distillation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 242, Issue , 2014, Pages 387-396

  Prince, J A ^a   Rana, D ^b   Singh, G ^a   Matsuura, T ^b   Jun Kai, T ^a   Shanmugasundaram, T S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Direct contact membrane distillation; Electrospun nanofiber; Hydrophobic surface modifying macromolecules; Phase inversion; Poly(vinylidene fluoride); Sea water desalination

Indexed keywords

DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; PHASE INVERSION; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); SEAWATER DESALINATION;

DESALINATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MACROMOLECULES; MEMBRANES; NANOFIBERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEAWATER; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WATER FILTRATION;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84892877239     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.11.039     Document Type: Article

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