JOURNAL ARTICLE

Superhydrophobic modification of PVDF–SiO2 electrospun nanofiber membranes for vacuum membrane distillation

Zheqin DongXiao‐Hua MaZhen‐Liang XuGu Zhiyun

Year: 2015 Journal:   RSC Advances Vol: 5 (83)Pages: 67962-67970   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Superhydrophobic nanofiber membranes with high permeate fluxes and anti-wetting properties were prepared by hydrophobic modification of PVDF–SiO2 nanofiber membranes.

Keywords:
Membrane Membrane distillation Nanofiber Wetting Materials science Chemical engineering Permeation Surface modification Electrospinning Contact angle Polymer chemistry Nanotechnology Chemistry Desalination Composite material Polymer

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Topics

Membrane Separation Technologies
Physical Sciences →  Environmental Science →  Water Science and Technology
Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Biomaterials
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