Recent advances in polymer membranes employing non-toxic solvents and materials

D Zou, SP Nunes, IFJ Vankelecom, A Figoli… - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer membranes have attracted interest in many areas, such as desalination, water
treatment, gas separation, and energy storage and generation. Membrane fabrication …

On the solubility and stability of polyvinylidene fluoride

JE Marshall, A Zhenova, S Roberts, T Petchey, P Zhu… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
This literature review covers the solubility and processability of fluoropolymer polyvinylidine
fluoride (PVDF). Fluoropolymers consist of a carbon backbone chain with multiple …

Toward the next generation of sustainable membranes from green chemistry principles

W **e, T Li, A Tiraferri, E Drioli, A Figoli… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Large-scale membrane technology has been widely implemented and rapidly growing for
roughly 40 years. However, considering its entire life cycle, there are aspects being …

A comprehensive review on anti-fouling nanocomposite membranes for pressure driven membrane separation processes

JH Jhaveri, ZVP Murthy - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
The advantages of membrane technology over conventional separation methods are high
removal capacity, flexibility of operation and cost effectiveness. However, the main limitation …

A review on microporous polyvinylidene fluoride membranes fabricated via thermally induced phase separation for MF/UF application

Y Tang, Y Lin, W Ma, X Wang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Application and modification of poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) membranes–a review

G Kang, Y Cao - Journal of membrane science, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) membranes have been extensively applied to
scientific research and industrial process due to its outstanding properties such as high …

Recent advances in membrane distillation processes: Membrane development, configuration design and application exploring

P Wang, TS Chung - Journal of membrane science, 2015 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a separation process based on the vapor transport across the
hydrophobic microporous membrane driven by the vapor pressure gradient across the …

Understanding the non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) effect during the fabrication of microporous PVDF membranes via thermally induced phase …

JT Jung, JF Kim, HH Wang, E Di Nicolo, E Drioli… - Journal of Membrane …, 2016 - Elsevier
The thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) method is regaining momentum as a
competitive platform to fabricate highly porous microporous membranes. In membrane …

A novel green solvent alternative for polymeric membrane preparation via nonsolvent-induced phase separation (NIPS)

HH Wang, JT Jung, JF Kim, S Kim, E Drioli… - Journal of membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
The membrane market has grown rapidly over the past several decades, supported by
continuous improvements in membrane performance, module and process design, and …

Comprehensive review of membrane design and synthesis for membrane distillation

M Qasim, IU Samad, NA Darwish, N Hilal - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …