Experimental investigation of the effect of electrospinning parameters on properties of superhydrophobic PDMS/PMMA membrane and its application in membrane distillation

• Published in: Desalination Vol. 404; pp. 155 - 166
• Main Authors: Ren, Long-Fei, Xia, Fan, Shao, Jiahui, Zhang, Xiaofan, Li, Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Distillation; Electric potential; Electrospinning; Electrospun membrane; Membrane distillation; Membranes; Parameters; PDMS; Polymethyl methacrylates; Silicone resins; Superhydrophobic material; Voltage; Water contact angle; Water contact angle; Electrospun membrane; Superhydrophobic material; Membrane distillation; PDMS

Considerable efforts have been devoted to finding economic and simple preparation methods for polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) superhydrophobic membrane in past decades. This study provides a simple method to electrospin PDMS membrane using poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) as carrier polymer. Effects of...