Wetting phenomena in membrane distillation: Mechanisms, reversal, and prevention

M Rezaei, DM Warsinger, MC Duke, T Matsuura… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a rapidly emerging water treatment technology; however,
membrane pore wetting is a primary barrier to widespread industrial use of MD. The primary …

A critical review of membrane wettability in membrane distillation from the perspective of interfacial interactions

H Chang, B Liu, Z Zhang, R Pawar, Z Yan… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hydrophobic membranes used in membrane distillation (MD) systems are often subject to
wetting during long-term operation. Thus, it is of great importance to fully understand factors …

Wetting, scaling, and fouling in membrane distillation: state-of-the-art insights on fundamental mechanisms and mitigation strategies

T Horseman, Y Yin, KSS Christie, Z Wang… - ACS ES&T …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Membrane distillation (MD) has been garnering increasing attention in research and
development, since it has been proposed as a promising technology for desalinating …

A review of membrane wettability for the treatment of saline water deploying membrane distillation

M Yao, LD Ti**g, G Naidu, SH Kim, H Matsuyama… - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is an alternative membrane technology that offers the capacity to
treat highly saline water including industrial wastewater, seawater, brine water from other …

Progress and perspectives in PTFE membrane: Preparation, modification, and applications

S Feng, Z Zhong, Y Wang, W **ng, E Drioli - Journal of membrane science, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Porous poly (tetrafluoroethylene)(PTFE) membrane is chemically inert and has
been used in various membrane-separation processes including membrane distillation, oil …

Specially wettable membranes for oil–water separation

Y Wei, H Qi, X Gong, S Zhao - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The oil–water separation has attracted heightened attention because of the ever‐increasing
amounts of oily water produced from the daily activities of humans and industrial processes …

Polymeric membranes for desalination using membrane distillation: A review

J Ravi, MHD Othman, T Matsuura, MR Bilad… - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a burgeoning membrane technology that has gained immense
interest among membrane scientists worldwide. Despite a slow start, both the theoretical …

Omniphobic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane for desalination of shale gas produced water by membrane distillation

C Boo, J Lee, M Elimelech - Environmental science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Microporous membranes fabricated from hydrophobic polymers such as polyvinylidene
fluoride (PVDF) have been widely used for membrane distillation (MD). However …

Anti-fouling graphene-based membranes for effective water desalination

DH Seo, S Pineda, YC Woo, M **e, AT Murdock… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The inability of membranes to handle a wide spectrum of pollutants is an important unsolved
problem for water treatment. Here we demonstrate water desalination via a membrane …

Membrane surface modification by electrospinning, coating, and plasma for membrane distillation applications: a state‐of‐the‐art review

HB Madalosso, R Machado, D Hotza… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Membrane distillation (MD) is a thermally driven separation process where a hydrophobic
and microporous membrane separates nonvolatile compounds. Because of its advantages …