Nanocomposite Hydrogel Engineered Janus Membrane for Membrane Distillation with Robust Fouling, Wetting, and Scaling Resistance

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 57; no. 41; pp. 15725 - 15735
• Main Authors: Yang, Xin, Zhang, Na, Zhang, Jiaojiao, Liu, Weifan, Zhao, Mingwei, Lin, Shihong, Wang, Zhining
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Easton American Chemical Society 17.10.2023
• Subjects: artificial membranes; Cellulose; Desalination; Diffusion layers; Distillation; Fouling; Gypsum; Hydrogels; Hydrophobicity; hypersalinity; liquids; Membranes; Nanocomposites; Nanocrystals; oils; Physico-Chemical Treatment and Resource Recovery; Polytetrafluoroethylene; porous media; Reclamation; Robustness; Salt rejection; Scaling; Substrates; Surfactants; vapors; viability; Wastewater; Wastewater management; Wastewater renovation; wastewater treatment; Water reclamation; water reuse; Wetting; wetting/fouling/scaling resistance; nanocomposite hydrogel; hypersaline wastewater; Janus membrane; membrane distillation

Membrane distillation (MD) is considered to be rather promising for high-salinity wastewater reclamation. However, its practical viability is seriously challenged by membrane wetting, fouling, and scaling issues arising from the complex components of hypersaline wastewater. It remains extremely diff...