Abstract
Membrane wetting caused by substances in the feed solution with low surface tension has posed serious issues for membrane distillation (MD). Omniphobic membranes could be helpful when dealing with this problem because they strongly repel liquids with a wide range of surface tensions. We fabricated electrospun omniphobic membranes containing PVDF-TEOS-PFDTMS, PVDF-HFP-TMOS-PFDTMS, and PVDF-HFP-TEOS-PFDTMS. All electrospun membranes have shown contact angles >90°, but the electrospun membrane containing PVDF-HFP-TEOS-PFDTMS has shown super repellence with a contact angle >150° and maintains stable salt rejection and water flux in direct contact MD processes in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate surfactant (up to 0.3 mM). Furthermore, the morphology and crystallinity of the electrospun membranes were studied by scanning electron microscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and the percentage composition of elements was analyzed by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. liquid entry pressure, mechanical strength, and the porosity of the electrospun omniphobic membranes were also studied.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e55739 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Polymer Science |
| Volume | 141 |
| Issue number | 31 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 Aug 2024 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- PVDF-HFP
- membrane Distillation
- omniphobic Membrane
- tetraethyl orthosilicate
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry