Effects of mixed solvents on the structural morphology and membrane distillation performance of PVDF-HFP hollow fiber membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 468, Issue , 2014, Pages 324-338

  Garcia Fernandez L ^a   Garcia Payo M C ^a   Khayet, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b IMDEA WATER INSTITUTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Desalination; Hollow fiber membrane; Membrane distillation; Poly(vinylidene fluoride hexafluoropropylene); Solvent effect

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; FIBERS; SOLVENTS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS;

CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE-HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE); SOLVENT EFFECTS; STRUCTURAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL MORPHOLOGY;

MEMBRANES;

HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE; N,N DIMETHYLACETAMIDE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; PROPYLENE; TRIMETHYL PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOSITY;

DEIONIZATION; FIBERS; MEMBRANES; SOLVENTS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING;

EID: 84903749306     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.06.014     Document Type: Article

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