CF4 plasma-modified superhydrophobic PVDF membranes for direct contact membrane distillation
| Autor: | Yoram Oren, Charles Linder, Chi Yang, Kong Dingfeng, Yin Yong, Jack Gilron, Xue-Mei Li, Tao He |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Materials science Sodium chemistry.chemical_element Filtration and Separation Plasma Membrane distillation Biochemistry Contact angle Membrane Flux (metallurgy) chemistry Chemical engineering Permeability (electromagnetism) Surface modification General Materials Science Physical and Theoretical Chemistry |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Membrane Science. 456:155-161 |
| ISSN: | 0376-7388 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.01.013 |
| Popis: | High performance superhydrophobic PVDF flat sheet membranes for direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) were prepared via CF 4 plasma surface modification. The performance of the virgin and CF 4 modified membranes was examined using sodium chloride solution (4 wt%) as feed in a DCMD process. Results reveal that CF 4 surface modification yielded superhydrophobic membranes (water contact angle: 162.4°) with about 30% higher water flux than the virgin PVDF membrane. The underlying mechanism that leads to the significant improvement in membrane performance was investigated in detail with respect to membrane morphology, gas permeability, liquid entry pressure, and contact angle measurements. Results indicate that the combination of increased gas permeability and superhydrophobicity contributes mostly to the improved water flux. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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