Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging technology for the desalination of brines. In some
cases, liquid penetrates into the pores of the membrane, causing pore wetting. MD's …

To date, remarkable success has been achieved in the fabrication and industrialization of
poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) membranes both in lab-scale and full-scale via thermally …

Water scarcity is a grand challenge that requires continuous exploration of new desalination
technologies in order to augment the global supply of fresh water. In this context, membrane …

Membrane distillation (MD) has excellent potential for wastewater treatment, and studies on
this subject have increased recently. The unique features of MD to pass only volatile …

Abstract Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)/SiO 2 flat sheet composite membranes were
prepared for vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) by the phase inversion immersion …

Increasing issues of hydrophobic membrane wetting occur in the membrane distillation (MD)
process, stimulating the research on enhanced anti‐wetting methods for membrane …

Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs, derived from
natural-source molecules) were used for the first time in the preparation of porous poly …

Hydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes have been successfully used in
membrane distillation (MD) for desalination applications; however, there is still room for …

Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) was blended with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)
and MWCNTs/SiO 2 nano-additives to fabricate nanocomposite vacuum membrane …

In this study, composite membranes of hydrophilic CuO and CaCO 3 nanoparticles and
polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) were developed by phase inversion method. The fabricated …