Fluoropolymer membranes for membrane distillation and membrane crystallization

X Li, J Pan, F Macedonio, C Ursino, M Carraro… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fluoropolymer membranes are applied in membrane operations such as membrane
distillation and membrane crystallization where hydrophobic porous membranes act as a …

[HTML][HTML] How can we adapt together? Bridging water management and city planning approaches to climate change

V Vinagre, T Fidélis, A Luís - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Different dynamics of climate change, population growth, and urbanisation challenge water
service providers (WSPs) and those managing urban planning. The scientific community has …

Superhydrophobic electrospun FPI/PTFE nanofiber membranes for robust vacuum membrane distillation

Y Tang, K Sun, X Du, J Zhao, H Wang… - Separation and Purification …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we firstly proposed a fluorinated polyimide (FPI)/polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
nanofiber membrane for vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) by electrospinning FPI and …

An experimental study on recovering and concentrating ammonia by sweep gas membrane distillation

Z Li, P Zhang, K Guan, RR Gonzales, T Ishigami… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ammonia is a toxic and hazardous substance, as well as a valuable chemical. The gaseous
ammonia are soluble in water, rendering some industrial wastewater contains high …

MoS2-TiO2 coated PVDF-based hollow fiber membranes for permeate flux enhancement in membrane distillation

NS Fuzil, NH Othman, NH Alias, F Marpani… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, the surface of a PVDF-based hollow fiber membrane was modified by coating
MoS 2-TiO 2 to improve the performance of membrane distillation (MD). The MoS 2-TiO 2 …

Macromolecular Architecture‐Dependent Polymorphous Crystallization Behavior of PVDF in the PVDF/γ‐BL System via Thermally Induced Phase Separation

F Gaßdorf, Z Fan, J Schwaderer… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the effect of the macromolecular architecture of poly (vinylidene
fluoride)(PVDF) on its thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) behavior and polymorphic …

Lithium Chloride-Mediated enhancement of dye removal capacity in Borneo bamboo derived nanocellulose-based nanocomposite membranes (NCMs)

A James, MR Rahman, KAM Said, M Namakka… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Demand for sustainable materials for membrane fabrication is rapidly increasing, particularly
in Sarawak coastal areas. nanocellulose emerges as a promising alternative for membrane …

Preparation of a new PVDF membrane with inverse opal structure for high-precision separation

S Fan, W He, G Liu, W Ma, G Liu, Y Wang… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Inspired by natural isoporous materials and the highly arranged structure of photonic
crystals (PCs), an inverse opal (IO)-structured membrane with a highly interconnected …

Chitosan-Comodified Surface-Grafted Thermosensitive Ion-Imprinted Composite Membrane for the Selective Recognition and Separation of ReO4

X Liu, S Zhao, W Xu, H Zhang, S Lu… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
With decreasing global rhenium resources, it has become important to separate and purify
rhenium in secondary resources, so a preparation strategy for a chitosan-comodified surface …

Performance comparison of vertical and horizontal vacuum membrane distillation module coupled with mechanical vapor recompression

Z Si, Y Zhang, X Zhuang, L Deng, D Zhou, Z Li, J Xiang - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the comparative study of vertical and horizontal vacuum membrane
distillation (VMD) modules coupled with mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) system to …