Membrane technology has had a continue growth for the last 40 years. The forecast is that
the membrane market will reach US $10.8 billion by the end of 2019. Unfortunately, it is also …

Membrane distillation (MD) is a burgeoning membrane technology that has gained immense
interest among membrane scientists worldwide. Despite a slow start, both the theoretical …

About 100 years ago, Zsigmondy and Bachmann invented a new method to induce phase
inversion, the so-called vapor induced phase separation (VIPS). Since then many …

During the production of oil and gas, a large amount of oily wastewater is generated, which
would pollute the environment if discharged without proper treatment. As one of the most …

Demands on superhydrophobic, self-cleaning and piezoelectric membranes have gained
significantly due to their potential to overcome global shortages in clean water and energy …

The recovery of raw materials represents one of the greatest challenges for a circular
economy. Especially, the increased demand for lithium in the last years for its critical role in …

In this work, the superhydrophobic polypropylene (PP) composite membranes with modified
surface were successfully fabricated by loading the SiO 2 nanoparticles and attaching low …

Investigations on membrane materials for membrane distillation (MD) and its applications
have been ongoing since the 1990s. However, a lack of materials that produce robustly …

Abstract Poly (vinylidene difluoride)(PVDF) membranes for direct contact membrane
distillation (DCMD) are commonly modified to decrease their wettability by water. Yet, the …

In this research, the pore formation mechanism of the membranes through the vapor-
induced phase separation (VIPS) technique is studied. Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) …