کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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147037 | 456384 | 2014 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• A nanofibrous membrane composed of two layers was fabricated for DCMD.
• The membrane was composed of PVDF-co-HFP nanofibers and PAN micro/nanofibers.
• The PVDF-co-HFP nanofibers showed a superhydrophobic property and high porosity.
• A high flux performance was obtained for the dual-layer nanofibrous membrane.
• The present dual-layer nanofibrous membrane showed good potential for DCMD.
In this study, a bicomponent nanofibrous composite membrane was fabricated by electrospinning and was tested for desalination by direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD). The nanofibrous membrane was composed of a dual-layered structure of poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PH) nanofibers and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) microfibers. Morphological characterization showed slightly beaded cylindrical PH nanofibers with porosity of about 90%. The contact angles of PH and PAN nano/microfibers were 150° and 100°, respectively. The nanofibrous membranes were tested by DCMD and a high water flux of 45 and 30 L m−2 h−1 was obtained for distilled water and 35 g L−1 NaCl solutions as feed, respectively using DL2 membrane (i.e., 25/75 PH/PAN thickness ratio). The present dual-layer membrane showed better flux performance compared to a commercial flat-sheet membrane. The results suggest the potential of the dual-layer nanofibrous membrane for DCMD applications.
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Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal - Volume 256, 15 November 2014, Pages 155–159