Exploring the potential of commercial polyethylene membranes for desalination by membrane distillation

• Published in: Journal of membrane science Vol. 497; pp. 239 - 247
• Main Authors: Zuo, Jian, Bonyadi, Sina, Chung, Tai-Shung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.01.2016
• Subjects: artificial membranes; desalination; distillation; durability; energy efficiency; hydrophobicity; Membrane distillation; polyethylene; Polyethylene (PE); porosity; Sea water desalination; seawater; sodium chloride; thermal conductivity; Polyethylene (PE); Sea water desalination; Membrane distillation

The potential of utilizing polyethylene (PE) membranes in membrane distillation (MD) for sea water desalination has been explored in this study. The advantages of using PE membranes are (1) their intrinsic hydrophobicity with low surface energy of 28–33×10−3N/m, (2) good chemical stability and low t...