Superhydrophobic membrane from double co-crystallization for high-performance separation of water-in-oil emulsion

• Published in: Journal of membrane science Vol. 679; p. 121702
• Main Authors: Hou, Caiyun, Liu, Weifan, Du, Lei, Li, Yao, Zhou, Jiti, Lin, Shihong, Qiao, Sen, Zhu, Yuzhang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 05.08.2023
• Subjects: Co-crystallization process; dimethyl sulfoxide; emulsions; energy; High permeance membrane; hydrophobicity; microfiltration; nanomaterials; Oil/water separation; oils; porosity; solutes; Solvent template; solvents; Superhydrophobic membrane; surface roughness; temperature; thermoplastics; wastewater treatment; High permeance membrane; Oil/water separation; Co-crystallization process; Solvent template; Superhydrophobic membrane

Membrane filtration has been actively explored as a promising technology for efficient water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions separation in petrochemical industries and oily wastewater treatment. However, commercial hydrophobic membranes face the challenges of low selectivity and low permeance in highly stabl...