Fouling and crystallisation behaviour of superhydrophobic nano-composite PVDF membranes in direct contact membrane distillation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 463, Issue , 2014, Pages 102-112

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b University of Melbourne   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous crystallisation; Membrane distillation; Organic foulant transmission; Superhydrophobic membranes

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; SILICON COMPOUNDS; WETTING;

ADSORPTION DESORPTION; CRYSTALLISATION BEHAVIOURS; DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MIGRATION MECHANISMS; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC;

MEMBRANES;

CALCIUM; DEXTRAN; HUMIC ACID; MACROGOL; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONTACT ANGLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DESORPTION; DISTILLATION; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MACROMOLECULE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WATER VAPOR; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84898878629     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.03.027     Document Type: Article

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