A Critical Review of Membrane Wettability in Membrane Distillation from the Perspective of Interfacial Interactions

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 1395 - 1418
• Main Authors: Chang, Haiqing, Liu, Baicang, Zhang, Zhewei, Pawar, Ritesh, Yan, Zhongsen, Crittenden, John C, Vidic, Radisav D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 02.02.2021
• Subjects: adhesion; Contact angle; Distillation; environmental science; evolution; Free energy; Gibbs free energy; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; Hydrophobicity; liquids; Membranes; Membranes, Artificial; Solutes; Surface tension; Water Purification; Wettability; Wetting

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 that influence the wettability of hydrophobic membranes and their impact on the overall separation efficiency that can...