Effect of ionic liquid on the structure and desalination performance of PVDF‐PTFE electrospun membrane

• Published in: Journal of applied polymer science Vol. 137; no. 11
• Main Authors: Li, Jun, Ren, Long‐Fei, Shao, Jiahui, Adeel, Mister, Tu, Yonghui, Ma, Zhongbao, He, Yiliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 15.03.2020; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Desalination; Distillation; Electrospinning; electrospun membrane; ionic liquid; Ionic liquids; Ions; mass transfer; Materials science; membrane distillation; Membranes; Morphology; Polymer blends; Polymers; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Polyvinylidene fluorides; Pore size; Porosity; PVDF; Vinylidene fluoride

ABSTRACT The relatively large pore size of electrospun membranes might limit their application for direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD). Incorporation of ionic liquid is a potential approach to decrease the pore size of electrospun membranes, which was attributed to the increased conductivity...