Hydrophobic membranes used in membrane distillation (MD) systems are often subject to
wetting during long-term operation. Thus, it is of great importance to fully understand factors …

Membrane distillation (MD) is a burgeoning membrane technology that has gained immense
interest among membrane scientists worldwide. Despite a slow start, both the theoretical …

Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising hybrid thermal-membrane separation technology
that can efficiently produce freshwater from seawater or contaminated wastewater. However …

We report in this study a scalable and controllable approach for fabricating robust and high-
performance superhydrophobic membranes for membrane distillation (MD). This novel …

Water is a critical component for humans to survive, especially in arid lands or areas where
fresh water is scarce. Hence, desalination is an excellent way to effectuate the increasing …

There is an urgent need for the development of new water resources in order to solve the
problem of the world's growing demand for clean water. Membrane distillation (MD) is a …

Membrane distillation (MD) has attracted increasing attention for seawater and brackish
water desalination, wastewater treatment, and concentration of juices and pharmaceutical …

Membrane distillation (MD) is a thermally driven separation process where a hydrophobic
and microporous membrane separates nonvolatile compounds. Because of its advantages …

The industrial implementation of membrane distillation (MD) is still limited due to major
barriers such as membrane wetting and low permeate flux. In this study, we fabricated a two …

In this study, an omniphobic membrane was fabricated by electrospraying fluorinated zinc
oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) mixed with polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene …