Membrane distillation research & implementation: Lessons from the past five decades

N Thomas, MO Mavukkandy, S Loutatidou… - Separation and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Research on membrane distillation (MD) experienced a slow growth from the 1970s through
90s but has gained revived interest recently. Despite recent developments, MD still has to …

Robust reduced graphene oxide composite membranes for enhanced anti-wetting property in membrane distillation

Y Jia, G Xu, X An, Y Hu - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
The application of membrane distillation (MD) has been severely limited by membrane
wetting, particularly when treating feed solutions having contaminants with low surface …

On the effect of fumed silica particles on the structure, properties and application of PVDF membranes

MO Mavukkandy, MR Bilad, J Kujawa… - Separation and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study explored the impact of hydrophobic fumed silica (FS) particles as an inorganic
additive in the preparation of polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF) membranes using the phase …

Superhydrophobic PVDF/TiO2-SiO2 Membrane with Hierarchical Roughness in Membrane Distillation for Water Recovery from Phenolic Rich Solution Containing …

N Hamzah, CP Leo, BS Ooi - Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2019 - Springer
Superhydrophobic poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) membrane incorporated with
nanoparticles was applied in membrane distillation to recover water from phenolic rich …

Phase inversion and pore formation of PVDF membrane with silica as additive

CS Fernande, NAHM Nordin, MR Bilad… - … Research in Fluid …, 2018 - semarakilmu.com.my
Membrane technology is seen as an effective alternative in water treatment strategies.
Additive are often used to improve the pore formation on the surface of a membrane …

[PDF][PDF] Development of scalable functionalized membranes for bioprocessing applications

T Netke - d-nb.info
In the recent years pharmaceutical and biomedical fields have emerged to become a huge
market for the membrane technology. Hydrophilized polyether sulfone (PES) and …

[PDF][PDF] Tailoring of PVDF Membranes by Blending and Chemical Modification for Enhanced Applications in Wastewater Treatment

MO Mavukkandy - 2017 - khazna.ku.ac.ae
Membrane technologies are now increasingly being utilized for the treatment of wastewater
as well as the production of freshwater via desalination as they offer better operational …