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A Review on Polyacrylonitrile Electrospun Fibres and Their Applications in Membrane Distillation Technology

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Proceedings of the 7th International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Energy and Advanced Materials (ICE-SEAM 2021), Melaka, Malaysia (ICE-SEAM 2021)

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Abstract

Water scarcity is a major issue in some part of the world today. In some countries, seawater desalination through membrane distillation (MD) technology has been used to overcome the issue. However, there are two major issues impeding the efficiency of MD process, namely vapour flux declination and membrane wetting. Recently, electrospun fibres have been proposed as an alternative approach in developing new membrane modules for MD process. In this regard, polyacrylonitrile (PAN) in the form of electrospun fibres is a popular choice due to its relative superiority characteristics such as hydrophobic surface, nanoscale fibre diameter, low thermal conductivity, and possessed strong mechanical strength. However, it is dependent on the fabrication technique, which has a significant impact on the characteristics of the final products. Electrospinning is the most efficient technique in the production of polymeric electrospun fibres using electric charges. Although electrospinning can often be seen as a straightforward process, it consists of several complex processing parameters that need to be optimised in order to get high-quality fibre membranes. In this review, a brief overview is presented on the electrospinning of PAN electrospun fibres, as well as the range of optimum processing parameters. This review also focuses on the characteristics of PAN electrospun fibres and recent fabrication methods in developing high-performance membrane modules.

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The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia and Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka through the funding of Collaborative Research Grant PJP/2019/FKM-CARE/CRG/S01706. Special thanks to the members of Advanced Materials Characterization Laboratory (UTeM), Academia-Industry Collaboration Laboratory, and the members of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UTeM.

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Arif, M.W.A., Nurfaizey, A.H., Rosli, M.A.M., Mansor, M.R., Salim, M.A., Masripan, N.A. (2022). A Review on Polyacrylonitrile Electrospun Fibres and Their Applications in Membrane Distillation Technology. In: Abdollah, M.F.B., Amiruddin, H., Phuman Singh, A.S., Abdul Munir, F., Ibrahim, A. (eds) Proceedings of the 7th International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Energy and Advanced Materials (ICE-SEAM 2021), Melaka, Malaysia. ICE-SEAM 2021. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3179-6_16

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