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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
Volume 463, Issue -, Pages 102-112Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.03.027
Keywords
Membrane distillation; Superhydrophobic membranes; Heterogeneous crystallisation; Organic foulant transmission
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- Australian Research Council's Discovery Projects funding scheme [DP130104048]
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Porous PVDF membranes were coated with TiO2 and fluoro-silane compounds to create superhydrophobic surfaces for membrane distillation and crystallisation. The effects of organic and inorganic foulants on the membrane performance were investigated in direct contact membrane distillation. The surface structure and wettability of superhydrophobic membranes played an active role in solute interactions, leading to a significant difference in foulant rejection and crystal yield compared to virgin membranes. Organic foulants were found to penetrate both virgin and superhydrophobic membranes despite the absence of partial pore wetting, leading to the proposal of an adsorption-desorption foulant migration mechanism. In particular, organic foulant migration was dependent on the adsorption strength of the foulant to the membrane. An increase in hydrophobicity of the membrane surface led to a decrease in crystal yield. However, the crystal yield of superhydrophobic membranes improved under aggressive fouling conditions due to closer contact between the feed solution and the membrane surface. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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