Design strategy of poly (vinylidene fluoride) membranes for water treatment

D Zou, YM Lee - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of facile, benign and energy-efficient water treatment technologies to
produce clean water presents a major societal challenge. Membrane-based separation …

Development of support layers and their impact on the performance of thin film composite membranes (TFC) for water treatment

Q Zhang, R Zhou, X Peng, N Li, Z Dai - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Thin-film composite (TFC) membranes have gained significant attention as an appealing
membrane technology due to their reversible fouling and potential cost-effectiveness …

Preparation of mixed matrix membranes made up of polysulfone and MIL-53 (Al) nanoparticles as promising membranes for separation of aqueous dye solutions

H Mahdavi, M Karami, AA Heidari - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Polysulfone-MIL-53 (Al) mixed matrix membranes were fabricated by using the
VIPS-NIPS technique, in which 1, 4-Dioxane was used as the co-solvent. MIL-53 (Al) …

Textured nanofibers inspired by nature for harvesting biomechanical energy and sensing biophysiological signals

SH Kwon, C Zhang, Z Jiang, L Dong - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Flexible electronics are emerging as a promising new platform for wearables; however, their
practical utility is hindered by the limited battery life of electronic devices and the need for …

A study on the mechanism of pore formation through VIPS-NIPS technique for membrane fabrication

A Dehban, FH Saeedavi, A Kargari - Journal of Industrial and Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this research, the pore formation mechanism of the membranes through the vapor-
induced phase separation (VIPS) technique is studied. Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) …

Development of polyvinylidene fluoride membrane via assembly of tannic acid and polyvinylpyrrolidone for filtration of oil/water emulsion

NIM Nawi, S Ong Amat, MR Bilad, NAHM Nordin… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wastewater containing oil/water emulsion has a serious ecological impact and threatens
human health. The impact worsens as its volume increases. Oil/water emulsion needs to be …

Improvement of properties and performances of polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membrane by blending with bio-based dragonbloodin resin

AC Ambarita, S Mulyati, N Arahman, MR Bilad… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polyethersulfone (PES) is the most commonly used polymer for membrane ultrafiltration
because of its superior properties. However, it is hydrophobic, as such susceptible to fouling …

Outstanding Separation Performance of Oil-in-Water Emulsions with TiO2/CNT Nanocomposite-Modified PVDF Membranes

L Fekete, ÁF Fazekas, C Hodúr, Z László, Á Ágoston… - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Membrane filtration is an effective technique for separating micro-and nano-sized oil
droplets from harmful oil-contaminated waters produced by numerous industrial activities …

Cigarette butt waste as material for phase inverted membrane fabrication used for oil/water emulsion separation

A Doyan, CL Leong, MR Bilad, KA Kurnia, S Susilawati… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The increasing rate of oil and gas production has contributed to a release of oil/water
emulsion or mixtures to the environment, becoming a pressing issue. At the same time …

Preparation of lateral flow pvdf membrane via combined vapor-and non-solvent-induced phase separation (V-NIPS)

X Wang, D Chen, T He, Y Zhou, L Tian, Z Wang, Z Cui - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
A large pore size Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) membrane was prepared by the V-NIPS
method using PVDF/N, N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc)/Polyvinyl pyrrolidone …