Fabrication of superhydrophobic PDTS-ZnO-PVDF membrane and its anti-wetting analysis in direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) applications

• Published in: Journal of membrane science Vol. 620; p. 118924
• Main Authors: Li, Jun, Ren, Long-Fei, Zhou, Hong Susan, Yang, Jingren, Shao, Jiahui, He, Yiliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.02.2021
• Subjects: Anti-wetting analysis; contact angle; distillation; hydrophobicity; hypersalinity; liquids; Membrane distillation; nanofibers; sodium dodecyl sulfate; soluble salts; Sparingly soluble salt; Superhydrophobic membrane; Surfactant; temperature; thermoplastics; wastewater; water treatment; zinc oxide; Anti-wetting analysis; Superhydrophobic membrane; Surfactant; Membrane distillation; Sparingly soluble salt

Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging water treatment technology suitable for hypersaline wastewater. However, membrane wetting is a primary obstacle to restrict its widespread industrial use. In this study, a superhydrophobic nanofibrous membrane (labeled as FZP) with high water contact angle o...