Flux enhancement in direct contact membrane distillation by implementing carbon nanotube immobilized PTFE membrane

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 161, Issue , 2016, Pages 136-143

  Bhadra, Madhuleena ^a   Roy, Sagar ^a   Mitra, Somenath ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carboxylated MWCNTs; DCMD; Flux; Mass transfer coefficient; PTFE

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; FLUXES; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; NANOTUBES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; WATER FILTRATION; YARN;

CARBOXYLATED MWCNTS; DCMD; DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; HYDROPHOBIC MEMBRANE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE); SALT CONCENTRATION; WATER DESALINATION; WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84956942293     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2016.01.046     Document Type: Article

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