A high-performance and robust membrane with switchable super-wettability for oil/water separation under ultralow pressure

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 543, Issue , 2017, Pages 123-132

  Liao, Yuan ^a   Tian, Miao ^a   Wang, Rong ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Emulsion; Gravity driven filtration; Oil water separation; Super wettability

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ELECTROSPINNING; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FREE ENERGY; MEMBRANES; MIXTURES; SPINNING (FIBERS); SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WATER FILTRATION; WETTING;

CONTINUOUS OPERATION; CROSS FLOW FILTRATION; HIERARCHICALLY POROUS; HIGH SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; OIL/WATER SEPARATION; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; SURFACTANT-STABILIZED; WATER IN OIL EMULSIONS;

FILTRATION;

ACID; HOT WATER; PETROLEUM; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; SILICA NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACTANT; WATER OIL CREAM;

AIR; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; ELECTROSPINNING; EMULSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYPOBARISM; MEMBRANE; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PROPERTY; SWITCHABLE SUPERWETTING MEMBRANE; ULTRALOW PRESSURE; WETTABILITY;

EMULSIONS; FILTRATION; SEPARATION; WATER; WETTABILITY;

EID: 85028368584     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.08.056     Document Type: Article

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