W5ater desalination using graphene-enhanced electrospun nanofiber membrane via air gap membrane distillation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 520, Issue , 2016, Pages 99-110

  Woo, Yun Chul ^a   Tijing, Leonard D ^a   Shim, Wang Geun ^b   Choi, June Seok ^c   Kim, Seung Hyun ^d   He, Tao ^e   Drioli, Enrico ^f   Shon, Ho Kyong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology   (South Korea)

^d Kyungnam University   (South Korea)

^e SHANGHAI ADVANCED RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air gap membrane distillation; Desalination; Electrospun nanofiber; Graphene; Superhydrophobic

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; GRAPHENE; HYDROPHOBICITY; NANOFIBERS;

AIR GAP MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; COOLANT INLET TEMPERATURE; ELECTROSPINNING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC;

MEMBRANES;

GRAPHENE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOFIBER; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AIR GAP MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; ELECTROSPINNING; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID ENTRY PRESSURE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; POROSITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84982806072     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.07.049     Document Type: Article

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