期刊
DESALINATION
卷 538, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2022.115925
关键词
Membrane distillation; Superhydrophobicity; Spray-coating; Fluorinated SiO2 nanoparticles; Desalination; Antifouling
资金
- Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province [2021J01628]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [SBK2022041812, BK20220492]
- Fujian Provincial Department of Science and Technology [2019Y0006]
- Royal Society [IEC\NSFC \211021]
In this study, a superhydrophobic membrane was constructed via spray-coating of hydrophobic SiO2 nanoparticles onto a PVDF substrate. The coated membrane exhibited excellent physicochemical stability and overcame membrane wetting and fouling during membrane distillation. The results provide a useful concept and strategy for designing robust superhydrophobic membranes for membrane distillation.
Membrane wetting and fouling substantially limits application and deployment of membrane distillation process. Designing high-performance superhydrophobic membranes offers an effective solution to solve the challenge. In this work, a highly durable superhydrophobic surface (water contact angle of 170.8 +/- 1.3 degrees) was constructed via a facile and rapid spray-coating of extremely hydrophobic SiO2 nanoparticles onto a porous polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) substrate for membrane distillation. The superhydrophobic membrane coated by fluorinated SiO2 nanoparticles exhibited a superior physicochemical stability in a wide range of extreme environments (i.e., NaOH, HCl, hot water, rust water, humic acid solution, ultrasonication, and high-speed water scouring). During 8-h continuous membrane distillation desalination experiment, the coated superhydrophobic membrane experienced a consistently stable water vapor flux (ca. 19.1 kg.m(-2).h(-1)) and desalination efficiency (99.99 %). Additionally, such a stable superhydrophobicity endowed the spray-coated PVDF membrane to overcome membrane wetting and fouling during membrane distillation of highly saline solutions containing foulants (i.e., humic acid and rust). Results reported in this study provides a useful concept and strategy in facile construction of robust superhydrophobic membranes via spray-coating for effective membrane distillation.
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