Journal
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
Volume 497, Issue -, Pages 183-193Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.09.024
Keywords
PVDF-CTFE copolymer; Hydrophobicity; Phase inversion; Pore structure and morphology; DCMD
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Funding
- National Water Pollution Control and Management Technology Major Project of China [2012ZX07202006-003]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51378491, 51578533]
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Hydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes have been used in membrane distillation, however its performance in terms of permeation flux and salt rejection still needs to be improved. In this study, polyvinylidenedifluoride-co-chlorotrifluoroethylene (PVDF-CTFE), a PVDF based copolymer, was employed to fabricate both flat sheet and hollow fiber membranes. Two pore forming additives (PEG and Lid) were used in order to examine their effects on the membrane micro-structure and consequently the distillation performance. The crystalline property of the polymers was studied via X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) to reveal its role in the membrane formation. The membrane morphology (SEM), surface property (AFM) and membrane properties (contact angle, pore size, porosity and pore size distribution) were systematically examined and compared among PVDF, PVDF-CTFE membranes as well as their counterparts with pore forming additives. The results revealed that PVDF-CTFE membrane exhibited optimal membrane morphology, pore structure and hydrophobicity, thus delivering better distillation performance (permeation flux up to 62.09 kg/m(2) h, and distillate conductivity as low as 5 mu S/cm) in comparison with their PVDF membrane counterparts. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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